@roth the sensor just senses the angular position of the motor shaft. By itself, it doesn't provide closed loop control of the motor. So the sensor By itself isn't useful, it needs the 1HCL board to do the closed loop control.
The 1HCL board has its own processor, power regulators, CAN interface etc. and is capable of driving motors at up to 6A peak and 48V. It's really aimed at Nema 23 and Nema 34 motors driving larger machines, and I appreciate that it's rather expensive for use with Nema 17 motors.