P230 and P240 upgrade user guide

AN-376 P230 & P240 Daughter Stepper Board upgrade guide

The P230 and P240 daughter boards were used in the MC1, MC2 and MC2xx ranges of Motion Coordinator. Sometimes a machine requires an upgrade and conversion to use the latest range of Trio Motion Coordinator.

This document covers the main differences in hardware between the daughter boards and the latest generation.

This document does not consider any software questions.

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