Can Smoothieboard drive a non-stepping electric motor?

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Hi all,

I’m looking into using a Smoothieboard to replace the motherboard on a 20 year old piece of lab equipment. It’s got several stepper motors, servos, and gearhead electric motors. It also has some built-in light sensors I’d love to hijack and use.

Can the Smoothieboard drive non-stepping electric motors?

Can it accept inputs from other sensors besides microswitches?

I’m just getting into this project and appreciate any input. Thanks!

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Hey.

Can the Smoothieboard drive non-stepping electric motors?

No, but you can find external drivers that accept step/dir signals ( which smoothie outputs ) and use smoothie to control the motors through those

Can it accept inputs from other sensors besides microswitches?

Depends on the sensors and what they are supposed to do.

Cheers.

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Thanks for the reply!