Here is rack system is pretty similar to my CNC lathe’s rack chassis. Here’s an example box that has a breakout card, the geckos, motor control circuitry, and the DC power supply.
No opto isolation on breakout board? Note ferrite beads for noise reduction. And the Geckos are on a big chunk o’ aluminum so they’ll stay cool.Īnother NEMA box supply. A little judicious heat shrink tubing also helps neatness. Nice how everything has a little connector with no bare wires and the cables are bundled together with cable ties. There is room underneath it to run wires… Note the 35mm DIN rail used to mount the goodies.
Also note the aluminum plate to help as a heat sink for the Geckos.Īll this goes in the orange box. Very nice layout! Mounting those Geckos on a near vertical panel saves a lot of space. Note the rail system to hold the Gecko drives in the middle, the box around the power supply, fuses for each Gecko, and the controller boards all in their own area. The Gecko 540 really makes it possible to package things tightly…
GECKO DRIVER CNC PROFESSIONAL
Outback we have a nice set of connectors and a very professional appearance. That’s a big ole transformer! Looks like the front panel is mostly concerned with the DC supply… Very nicely done box based on a Gecko 540. If you want to know more about the electronics that make up a CNC Controller we have an article for that too. This page is just a photo gallery of how other’s have built the enclosures for their CNC electronics. CNC Controller Enclosure and Layout Ideasīefore starting my own effort, I always like to see some examples of how other’s tackled the same problem.