Stepper motor current displayed on the oscilloscope with stepper motor and motor driver

Stepper motor current in OLD vs. NEW drivers

Do you want to better understand the stepper motors, stepper motor drivers and how they work? What is the difference between RMS and PEAK current? We want to present to you the advantages of the new generation of stepper motor drivers and the superior performance that they offer. Introduction to stepper motors and drivers We … Read more

USB CNC Controller&CNC hardware

Introduction to CNC hardware & Pokeys USB CNC controller

New to USB CNC Controllers, PoKeys57CNC and PoKeys electronics. Don’t worry, here you can find complete introduction to CNC hardware and some basics schematics of PoKeys USB CNC motion controller, Torch height controller, Plasma & laser CNC controller, adapters and other devices which are need to make the CNC machine. is blog post is the … Read more

CNC plasma floating head

What is CNC Plasma Z-axis [Floating head] & benefits of it

In this blog we tried to present you CNC plasma Floating head – Z axis. In the last Blogs we give you some useful information about CNC plasma cutting: Which CNC plasma electronics you need, CNC Controller, How to setup plasma, Gas types, cutting configuration and more. Now we presents you NEW modification Floating head … Read more

Plasma cutting equipment

Plasma cutting equipment

In this blog we presents CNC plasma cutting equipment (electronics) such a THC[PlasmaSens, PlasmaSensOut, PlasmaDivider], CNC controller, AdapterBoard. Equipment which is needed for working with CNC plasma cutters and cutting machines. With goal to help our customers we add some schematics.In latest blogs [What is CNC plasma cutting and CNC plasma troubleshooting guide] we described … Read more

homing sensor - cover photo

Homing sensor

A blog article obout NEW PoLabs product – homing sensor – PoHome1IRNPN. Homing sensor is an high accuracy, repeatable and more reliable hardware. More about homing sensor is explained in this article. What is machine homing? Machine homing is a CNC machine (automated) protocol – process, that returns the CNC machine to the Home (known) … Read more

PCB testing equipment [Automated device for testing PCB – LINITESTER]

A blog article about a PCB testing equipment (Automated device for testing PCB – LINITESTER). From the idea to the useful custom made automated testing device. PoLabs team develop testing device for testing PCB in serial production. Device was build using a PoKeys57U device from CNC controllers device and stepper motor driver-complete explanation. Automated device … Read more

PoKeys57CNCcase-COLLAGE

Machinable case design for PoKeys57CNC motion controller

Although PoKeys57CNC devices are sold as ‘naked’ boards, the board itself can be used to make a case. How? Simply, employ the device as the USB or Ethernet motion controller for the CNC device and machine one out of a solid block of metal or plastic. Our user Roman Batz carefully designed the case and … Read more

PoKeys57CNC

Confusing PoKeys57CNC pinout explained

This blog article is mostly to explain the confusing PoKeys57CNC pinout, as some users reported it. There is a myriad of connectors and signals, some are labelled as ‘PoKeys pins’, others are not, some have special function (e.g. limit switch inputs), some are general purpose… Short history of PoKeys devices Let’s start with some history … Read more

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