# Gecko drive G540 Stepper Motor Driver with Mach3 work with MASLOW?

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**Created:** [November 6, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gecko-drive-g540-stepper-motor-driver-with-mach3-work-with-maslow/11550 "2019-11-06T03:05:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Shawn](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Shawn)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gecko-drive-g540-stepper-motor-driver-with-mach3-work-with-maslow/11550/1 "2019-11-06T03:05:33Z")

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I am curious if anyone tries to make Gecko driver 540, and mach3 software. That give batter speed and control, I have gecko 540 driver and license mach3. I like to know if anyone tries before that combination?  
I need to order 30’ chain and z bracket. to try

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gecko-drive-g540-stepper-motor-driver-with-mach3-work-with-maslow/11550/2 "2019-11-06T05:20:32Z")

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The maslow does not use stepper motors, so it would not work (or it would be a  
completely different machine)

Mach3 does not kno how to move the router with two chains, so it would not be  
able to control the steppers appropriately if you were do build a maslow style  
machine with it.

David Lang

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**Author:** ![Shawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Shawn](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Shawn)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gecko-drive-g540-stepper-motor-driver-with-mach3-work-with-maslow/11550/3 "2019-11-06T13:19:47Z")

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David  
Maslow does not use stepper motors. Does it matter?

Maslow CNC has two motors that move the chain and define coordination.can you achieve with servo motor mach3 can be open, configurable software that you can set Resolution 1"=1".4 or whatever need to calibrate?

What you think the real issue with servo motor if I am not using Maslow’s software but use its concept.

Shawn.

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**Author:** ![mooselake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mooselake/32/6218_2.png) [@mooselake](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/mooselake)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gecko-drive-g540-stepper-motor-driver-with-mach3-work-with-maslow/11550/4 "2019-11-06T17:41:01Z")

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The real issue is kinematics, very different from Cartesian. It can be done, but would be a major software development and Mach may not give sufficient access to make the changes.

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**Author:** ![dlang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/dlang/32/859_2.png) [@dlang](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dlang)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/gecko-drive-g540-stepper-motor-driver-with-mach3-work-with-maslow/11550/5 "2019-11-06T18:12:35Z")

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well, you asked about Gecko stepper motor drivers, so that implied that it  
matters if you are using steppers or not 🙂

you need to have motors that do not move when power is off, or you loose your  
position (there is no easy way to home a maslow style machine automatically)

if you modify Mach3 so that it understands the new kinematics, you could use it.

David Lang