Quote Originally Posted by george uk View Post
Hi

am trying to nail down the interface card i will use, has anyone used any of the following, ( listed in preference )

6 axis 250KHz USB CNC card, MACH3 plugin, auto zero, auto tool setting, API | eBay

Martzis USB HID Interface (MUHI) Card Board For Linux EMC and Mach 3 PC Via BUS | eBay

5Axis Upgraded CNC Breakout Board Interface Set +Keypad +Display, Manual Control | eBay
Hi George,
i don't know from where you dig out that boards, as i am also at this point but see them for first time.

The first one has its outputs 3v, so you have to check out if compatible with the drivers you intend to use
The second one seems I/0 board only, unable to generate train pulse for motors if i am not mistaken
The third one...no, seems some problematic chinese board

It seems money is an issue, then take a look at :
-http://www.planet-cnc.com usb boards with proprietary software instead Mach3, if you still don't own it
-if you want to go Linux, look at the Mesa FPGA boards, search the Linux forum
-CNCdrive - motion controls

Of course depends how many axis you will like to drive,

Then comes the Ethernet smooth stepper + BOB / PMDX126/ or a CSMIO 4 axis board/ or the expensive 6 axis, which in fact has all that one should look for in a board altogether/

Another possible solution i am looking at now is the KFLOP, which for the moment seems to be my choice, money wise for what it offers

Pokeys is also a good money wise .