Arduino Replacement

[KennethConnell]

Making your own powerful Controller on the cheap side

Phil’s information about his controller can still be found on his website: The Leadshine drivers posted by Haldor, while nice, are also about 4-6x the cost (cheapest is aliexpress at $64 each) of the drivers that are more than adequate for a “drop-in” Gshield replacement (as posted by LarryM, here). Add in a 48V power supply ($75) with adequate current (need a 600W supply assuming 4x 2.8A steppers, they need 11.2A potentially, and margin) and when you add up the costs of these components, yo…