Question on Concrete 3D Printer Build
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Hey all, I'm new to the land of forums, so please be gentle
I'm building a concrete 3D printer for school/personal passion and don't know a lot about electronics (I do see the irony here). I have 6 Nema34 stepper motors (bipolar) with 6A each. (model number is 34HS31-6004S1, https://www.oyostepper.it/images/upload/File/34HS31-6004S1.pdf). I've found a variety of drivers that would work for each of the motors, but I need a control board set up that can handle all those drivers. I've looked around and asked some of my friends but no luck (to be honest I'm not really sure what I am looking for beyond it needing to have 6 driver connections) Any control board suggestions or directions would be appreciated!
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@shishioude here are some options:
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You could drive those motors directly from a 6HC main board. They would run in open loop mode and the 6HC would be running close to its maximum current, so fan cooling of the 6HC would be advisable.
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You could mount one of our magnetic encoders on the back of each motor, and use one expansion board 1HCL to drive each motor in closed loop mode. Fan cooling of the 1HCL boards would be advisable.
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If you want to use external drivers (either open loop or step-servo drivers), choose the 6XD main board.
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