Testing Leadshine closed loop stepper system.

[JAZZCNC]

Thought I'd post my first findings on a Lead shine closed loop digital stepper system I have had the chance to mess with courtesy of Gary at Zapp Automation. . . Cheers.

I've actually had this system for quite a while now but not yet had chance to use this motor/drive on a working machine due to Illness/family/work matters interfering.!! . . . . So for now it's just a simple bench test with a video to show.

Ok well first off I've got to say I'm very very very impressed and I believe looking at the future of modern Digital stepper systems.!! . . . . Yes at the minute they are still quite expensive in relation to your standard Analogue stepper system but that will and is already starting to rapidly change has digital drives become more common.
It won't be very long before these Hybrid servo systems are down to such price levels that they will easily be affordable to the DIY user and it's not going to be very long IMO before Digital drives do to analogue drives what broadband did to dial-up.? . . . make them 99% extinct.!

These Hybrid servo stepper systems will certainly be giving the low end servo systems a very hard time and for such machines that require the positional accuracy of servo's but not necessarily the high speeds they will be a far cheaper and easier solution.

For the DIY router/Mill users they will be a god send and no longer will you worry about missed steps or positional loss.

No longer will the wide dual motor driven gantry router machines have to worry about running out of sync or a stalled motor while the other continues on it's merry way trying to twist the gantry and ball-screws into a twizzler's.!!

No longer will they have to de-tune motors just to have a stable speed to avoid racking caused by missed steps.!!

I'll report back when I eventually get time to strap onto a machine and get stuck into the setup software. (Don't hold your breaths thou it won't be anytime soon.!!) Another very useful feature digital drives provide, allowing far more versatility for those that want to play and tweak the most performance out of there systems.

Anyway enough bleating and watch and see for your selfs here.!! . . . .