I am ordering a mill that I would like to control with LinuxCNC. The basic Mill is the SkyFire CNC SVN-2P-1A with specs at http://www.skyfirecnc.com/picshow.asp?id=37. I am dropping the default Mach 3 controller and getting it prepared for LinuxCNC. My plan is to use my low profile computer with a pci-express buss with a Mesa card and hostmot2. I am also looking at using a touch panel with the Touchy gui. Since this is my first attempt using Servos I need some help. They currently use drivers that convert step and direction to servo control and have BOB that uses usb to talk to the computer. While it would be easy for me to just continue using those drivers I am not certain that would take full advantage of LinuxCNC. I need to determine what kind of BOB to install in the machine that both allows them test the machine before shipment and me to easily hook it up to my computer when it arrives. Also which type on encoder should I ask for. Incremental or Absolute. I am also going to ask them to prewire for an additional 2 rotary axis. I currently have stepper controlled using Gecko 540.
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