Control Board Recommendation
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Hello, we are looking for a recommendation for a newer Duet control board. We currently use the Duet 2, but would like to do some future proofing and make sure we get the right board for us so we can continue using the Duet family of boards. We basically want the same functionality, but on a newer designed board. We are just having some issues finding out the potential combination of boards with expansion boards and what is best for us.
Here are our requirements (what we currently use on the Duet 2)
The Expansion Slot- We use 4 or 5 motors on most of our machines, which use STEP/PWM/PUL signals with a DIR and EN signal. (Direction and enable). The Duet 2 allows for 5 motors of this type. I see that boards like the Duet 3 Mini only have 2 outputs of this type, but is there an expansion board you can use with the Duet 3 Mini to get more outputs of this type?
Stepper Motor Drivers- We also have machines that use 4 basic stepper motors. The Duet 2, having both the expansion slot AND 5 stepper driver slots is perfect for our use case, allowing us to have some printers with hybrid motors, and others with basic steppers, using the same control board! (Just a different config file).
3 or 4 Limit switches. (Endstops)
Ease of use editing the config file.
Networking Ethernet/Wifi capabilities.
Heater is not used.
Thank you for anyone's help who can recommend a board for us.
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The 6XD may be the best option for external drivers.
The mini5+ may be best for the normal stepper drivers and you can add a 1XD board for each external stepper
https://docs.duet3d.com/en/Duet3D_hardware/Hardware_overview
