CNCRT 54: CentroidCNC Acorn DIY CNC Controller with Keith McCulloch

CNC Router Tips Podcast Episode 54

CNCRT 54: CENTROIDCNC ACORN DIY CNC CONTROLLER
with Keith McCulloch

Bill Griggs discusses the CentroidCNC new Acorn DIY CNC Controller
with Keith McCulloch. Keith McCulloch is known online as CNCKeith
for his many Youtube video tutorials about using the Centroid CNC
line of products.

The Acorn CNC Controller is a high performance, industrial quality
CNC control designed for the DIY market and a low price point.
Acorn utilizes an integrated 1Ghz ARM Cortex A8 Motion Control CPU
and communicates with a CNC PC via an Ethernet connection. You can
control a wide variety of axis motors and drives through step and
direction command signal using the Acorn Control board.

Many DIY makers have already used the Acorn for many types of
machine tools such as: CNC milling machines, CNC routers, Plasma,
Flame, CNC lathes and 3D printers. The Acorn is compatible with
both stepper motor drives and Servo Motor drivers. It also works
with Hybrid Steppers and servos such as the Clearpath Servo system
and can be used with most any AC brushless servo motor drive
packages such as: DMM, Delta, Estun, Teco, Teknic, Yaskawa and
others. Any drive that accepts step and direction commands.

Most stepper motor drives are compatible with the Acorn board such
as Gecko Drive of stepper and servo drives and Leadshine
MX4660.

The Acorn also has 8 input pins and 8 opto-isolated outputs (2
relays and 6 pins), Analog 0-10V for Variable Frequency Drive and
an encoder port.

Centroid CNC is located in Howard Pennsylvania and has been making
CNC related projects since 1979. Centroid makes commercial machines
and also provides solutions for thos who desire a DIY process for
converting machines to CNC.



Bill Griggs contact info:
Twitter: @BillGriggs
Website: http://cncroutertips.com
SHOW NOTES: http://cncroutertips.com/54

Websites Mentioned

CentroidCNC http://centroidcnc.com
Grizzly Industrial http://grizzly.com
Gecko Drive Motor Controls http://www.geckodrive.com/
ClearPath Servo Systems https://www.teknic.com/
Bridgeport http://hardingeus.com
LMT Onsrud http://www.onsrud.com/
Tormach http://tormach.com
The Makers Guide http://themakersguide.com
#CNC Router Tips
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cncroutertips/
Beagle Bone Green http://amzn.to/2AXVD42
SeeedStudio https://www.seeedstudio.com
Mach3 Software
http://www.themakersguide.com/home/products/mach3
CNC Starter Bit set http://cncroutertips.com/bits
VCarve Demo Video http://cncroutertips.com/demo
VCarve Software http://themakersguide.com/vcarve8
Triple Edge Finder http://themakersguide.com
Maker Masters http://makermasters.com
Resources http://cncroutertips.com/resources
Youtube http://youtube.com

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