In addition, OEM suppliers using our driver box will be provided a link and a 300 word description at no charge on a special page on our website to describe your product.

We have also left plenty of space on the top of the unit to laser engrave your logo and company information, and can handle that for you in-house. Contact Sherline for details on our OEM quantity pricing. Why reinvent the wheel? This box, along with Sherline’s pre-wired stepper motors, makes it easy to put together a custom CNC package. The Sherline driver box is available for manufacturers wishing to put together a CNC system of their own.

(Laptop computers are not recommended.)įor the most current information on hardware requirements for LinuxCNC/EMC2 see LinuxCNC Hardware Requirements.

Processor speed: 800 MHz or faster (Pentium III class or equivalent processor).

In order to install and run a Linux based system from the disc provided it is recommended the computer have at least the following minimum specifications: Even though the Sherline driver box only uses four of those axes at one time, a 2-wire serial USB port cannot transmit data to multiple axes fast enough for glitch-free CNC operation. *NOTE: A 25-wire parallel port is required because EMC2 is designed to be capable of running up to six axes simultaneously.

2 CD set with Linux/EMC2, utilities, and instructions.

3.7 amp, 24-volt power supply with cord.

It operates on either 110 or 220 VAC power (switchable). The driver box has its own power on/off switch and a bright red LED that indicates when power is on. The operating instructions for CNC and a short course in writing G-code by Joe Martin are also included. Also included is a DVD that contains the correct version of the Linux operating system and LinuxCNC control program that Sherline uses in its CNC system, should you wish to install them on your own computer. Power comes from an external power supply (included) that plugs into the box. A 25-pin parallel cable (included) runs from the box to the parallel port on a computer, which you supply.

These stepper motors are pre-wired with a plug to match that on the end of the driver box cables, making hookup easy and fast. Each driver outputs to its own cable, labeled X, Y, Z, and A, that plugs directly into Sherline’s stepper motors. The anodized aluminum box contains four drivers. For those who wish to run the stepper motors on their Sherline CNC-ready machines using a computer other than the one supplied as part of Sherline’s lathe and mill CNC systems, we now offer the driver box and power supply as a separate item. When Sherline developed the CNC system for the mill, we installed the drivers and power supply inside the computer box as a complete package. A fuse is now included on each axis to protect the driver chips.

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