Just pulled the trigger, I have a Masso G3 already so I did not get the black box on this machine. My question is do need new cables to install my controller?
Aiph5u
March 3, 2024, 2:57am
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Hey hyspead,
if you bought a Masso G3 directly at the Masso shop, then probably…
…this is a bare one! It lacks…
a power supply ,
a relay control box for switching router and vac on and off,
a plug-and-play spindle/VFD control output like Onefinity’s 6-pin GX-12 connector (currently matches only @PwnCNC ’s spindle enclosure):
For wiring other VFDs to this connector, see here .
If you get the Masso G3 Touch as part of an Onefinity Elite Series machine, not only you get it to a favorable price, but it has all these accessories included!
However should you want to upgrade to a Masso G3 Touch without the Elite Upgrade kit , but by doing that yourself by just buying the Masso G3 Touch at the Masso shop, then…
…you can buy the Masso G3 Touch (US $1,290.00 without power supply), build a custom power supply and relay box for the Masso G3 Touch and for your machine , and as it is a universal CNC controller , you could make it fit your existing Onefinity Original X-35/X-50/PRO Series machine. You could still use your existing open-loop steppers, however as you would no more benefit of the four Texas Instruments DRV8711 stepper drivers inside the Onefinity Original X-35/X-50/PRO Series Controller , so you would need to buy four external stepper drivers separately explanations here ). You could also buy some closed-loop, stepper motors like the Stepper motors that are used on the Elite Series , here you can choose among easily available Stepper Motors with Integrated Stepper Drivers (the little black box on each of the stepper motors), and by the way also choose whether with or without brake.
You could in every case easily Retrofit Hardware Limit Sensors to the Onefinity Standard X-35/X-50/PRO Series which I would recommend anyway , to get rid of unreliable Stall Homing (=machine bumps the axis carriage to the end of travel until the stepper driver detects it = poor homing repeatability )
Onefinity Elite’s Power Supply and Relay Box (Left: Version for North and Latin America. Right: Version for the rest of the world)
The MASSO G3 is a universal CNC controller. It can be set up and wired to fit any CNC machine, as it supports a wide variety of motors. → Masso Documentation is the link on how to achieve that.
Welcome to the forum!
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I have the Masso controller limit switch’s and pendant, already brought from a friend, so the bare bone machine dos not come with a power supply?
Aiph5u
March 3, 2024, 10:09am
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precisely, the buildbotics-derived Onefinity Controller has its power supply inside the case .