Quote Originally Posted by Schematicsman View Post
Hi there Boyan how are you?
I have a Chinese 3 axis cnc6040z with the black box I bought a while ago,I have removed the motion controller drive board that came with the machine it has no proper documentation it is in Chinese and it is crap, comes with USB CNC software v2.10 with activation key on cd including driver file.I would like to run Mach3 or 4 and would like to know if the NX-USB 4 axis USB motion card is a full plug and play type no extra cards needed and also on the mach3 plugin site they have a plugin driver,would this plugin be good for my cnc6040 machine or do i need to do other things?? sorry for all the questions, Im a newbie and need information ? Thank you

!sorry if it is posted in the wrong place
My advice is DDCSV1 offline controller for your machine. No MAch3 and stuff.No stupid USB connection. No computers. Solid working as a rock.

Or go the UCCNC way, board and software, which i have not tried but others say is good and better than Mach3

If you insist on MACH3/4 buy a reputable board from a reputable seller with a well tested plugin that works well. PMDX and similar. I will not buy a chinese board with a chinese plugin that 100% is not working properly or has a flaw.

There is also the original USB CNC from Germany, that all Chinese copied. It also is a good option for your machine.

In that order.

It would not hurt to see what are your motor drives, if they are not integrated in your original board so now you need some cheap new drives too when changing to a new board. And a PSU upgrade may be? Not sure, check that. Maybe make a thread about that?