CNC Controller

Machine Controllers

Machine Controllers take your machining instructions from your G-Code and converts the G-Code into motion. You are off to the races. The controller interprets the signal pulses from your Control Computer and instructs the machine to move.

The Machine Controller is made up of various electrical parts. Remember earlier that I said some electronic junkies flock to CNC. This is why. Machine controllers can be built if you are savvy with a soldering iron. I myself am not. I personally always default to ordering up a Machine Controller from one of my sources.

Controller builders to me are electronic gods. They mix power sources, match up Amp, Volts, etc into the item I need. Generally, you can pick the number of Axis you want before they build the controller. For example, if you are building a CNC Plasma Cutter you may want a two-axis controller. Possibly a three-axis controller if you have a Torch Height Control. If you have a milling machine or a wood router in mind, then a three axis is your ticket. If you want to machine with a rotary axis, then you need a four-axis controller. So on and so forth.