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by Doug
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: 4th axis with shapeoko?
Replies: 1
Views: 6368

Re: 4th axis with shapeoko?

The Buildbotics Controller can be configured for your shapeoko. The second motor on your y axis can be served in two ways: You can attach that motor to the fourth motor port on the controller and then assign that port as a slave to the other port. You can wire two motors in parallel. They should be ...
by Doug
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Recurrent Controller Problems
Replies: 5
Views: 9329

Re: Recurrent Controller Problems

I have beta software that may help. It has not been fully tested so it might introduce other problems. Would you like to try it out?
by Doug
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:26 am
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Heat Sink?
Replies: 3
Views: 9573

Re: Heat Sink?

The earliest versions did not have a heat sink.
by Doug
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Recurrent Controller Problems
Replies: 5
Views: 9329

Re: Recurrent Controller Problems

What version of software are you running?

Doug
by Doug
Tue Jan 31, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Any developments?
Replies: 1
Views: 6188

Re: Any developments?

Buildbotics is not dead. Joe has been consumed with his real job lately.
by Doug
Wed Dec 07, 2022 4:54 pm
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Inaccurate x axis
Replies: 5
Views: 7858

Re: Inaccurate x axis

Can you download your configuration and attach it to a posting? You can do this on the Settings->Admin page with the Backup’ button.
by Doug
Fri Nov 25, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: Post Processors
Topic: Vectric Post Processor
Replies: 15
Views: 43153

Re: Vectric Post Processor

What happens when you try to generate gcode of this type using the buildbotics_mm.pp?
by Doug
Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Inaccurate x axis
Replies: 5
Views: 7858

Re: Inaccurate x axis

What are the max velocity, max acceleration, and max jerk settings for the axis?
by Doug
Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: User Developments
Topic: Connecting ClearPath motors to the BB Controller
Replies: 0
Views: 58743

Connecting ClearPath motors to the BB Controller

As good as the internal drivers are in the Buildbotics Controller, they simply cannot meet every possible need. This is why we exposed the step and direction inputs to the internal drivers onto the new DB15 connector on the back panel. Today, I spent some time getting a couple of ClearPath CPM-SDSK-...
by Doug
Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Buildbotics Tech Support
Topic: Restrict web interface by authentication?
Replies: 1
Views: 10700

Re: Restrict web interface by authentication?

The Buildbotics Controller does not provide this capability.