Arduino Motor Shield

Easel
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I want to build a cnc welding machine and only need to control two stepper motors. I want to see if anyone has used Easel software to control an Arduino motor shield. I want to sketch lines on a sheet and have the gun create the welds
where ever there is a line. I need to know if Easel will talk to the Arduino board directly or how you have to set it up?
I would appreciate any help or suggestions.
Rand

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Hi Rand

You need the gshield hooked up to the Arduino.

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Hi Zach - I have the motor shield inserted into the Uno board and two small DC motors to see when I am successful.
Do you mean by software connecting the boards? I don’t understand if Easel sends a code that Arduino understands?

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Easel sends Gcode to the Arduino it then gets converted in the gshield to electrical signals in the stepper motor driver chips that turn the stepper motors.

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I understand your e-mail in theory. - How do I format the g code in Easel for a plain Arduino and shield board? I have it set to com 3 but my only choices in Easel are their three machines they sell. How can I change the matchine signal to a generic Uno Board? Is Easel usable for other applications? or is it locked for other users?

Also as a light comment: When I have the cable connected to the base board the right motor runs at various times…

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Easel sends gcode. It is only designed to support 3d carving applications.

In order to have it connect to the Arduino you need load the hex file.