A blog article about a flat cable cutter project from the scratch. From the idea to the useful production machine. Machine was build using a PoKeys57U device from CNC Controllers series and stepper motor driver-complete explanation. Two great products from PoLabs. What to watch out for when choosing a flat cable cutter? On market is … Read more
Here is a practical example of Arduino driving smart relay. PoRelay8 board with 8 relay outputs can be connected to any Arduino device if it can communicate via the I2C protocol. If 8 relay outputs do not satisfy your demands, additional up to 9 PoRelay8 boards can be daisy-chained over CAN bus, even with long … Read more
In this article we will try to explain all the important things about the stepper motor driver you need to know. What is a stepper motor driver? A stepper motor driver is an electronic device that is used to drive the stepper motor. By itself, it usually does nothing and must be used together with a … Read more
If you use a THC plasma cutter with Mach3 and would like to switch to Mach4 plasma, there is a quick guide how to setup the torch height controller. The Mach4 version 2 has support for THC plasma cutter. If you have been using Mach3, there are some differences in settings for THC in Mach4. … Read more
PoStepVID6606 is a new product in our series of stepper motor drivers. 8-channel miniature stepper motor driver based on VID6606 integrated circuit. The device is a perfect choice for making a flight simulator where several instruments are included on the control panel. The device is suitable for use with PoKeys, but also without restrictions on … Read more
In this blog we will describe Raspberry Pi with relay module. Example how to use a PoRelay8 module board. CAN smart relay board PoRelay8 features 8 relay outputs configured over I2C bus. Up to 10 boards can be daisy-chained over the CAN bus for up to 80 additional outputs. In previous blog (8 channel relay … Read more
Isolated measurement Sometimes we would like to measure a signal with oscilloscope on a device, we are not familiar to. The reason might be that we don’t have a datasheet or a scheme available, or simply a common ground potential is not physically accessible. In such cases isolated USB oscilloscope can help. What’s more, I … Read more
We are constantly trying to offer our valued users as much support as possible. We take into account all their suggestions and wishes. Consequently, we decided to reveal PoStep60 USB communication protocol. In addition to I2C and Modbus serial interface, you will now be able to write your own app to communicate with the USB … Read more
Here is a quick guide how to easy perform Mach3 plasma setup. This article will guide you through the process of setting THC with your CNC controller board and Mach3. Let’s get to the point! How to use plasma with Mach3? Mach3 plasma setup quick guide First let me briefly introduce our two product from … Read more
In this blog we will introduce how to use stepper motor driver with modbus communication. A practical example will answer any questions you may have about PoStep60 programmable stepper motor controller. What will we try to achieve? Programmable stepper motor controller PoStep60-256 using Modbus Our plan is to read few driver’s parameters and make some … Read more