Nighthawk CNC Controller™ V2

Nighthawk CNC Controller™ V2

Precision. Power. Reliability.

If you are looking for a powerful and easy to use CNC controller with a load of features the Nighthawk CNC controller is the best choice for you!

Presenting the Nighthawk CNC Controller!

We have done our best to address the requests of the CNC community to bring a truly awesome and robust CNC controller to the market.

The Nighthawk CNC Controller is suitable for CNC Routers, CNC Mills, CNC Laser Engravers/Cutters, CNC Plasma Cutters and other robotic projects whether they're DIY or pre-built.

Extremely powerful and functional CNC controller designed with the home hobbyist and light commercial user in mind.

Nighthawk CNC Controller has been designed in tandem with CNC3D Commander control software to take full advantage of every feature available to both!

Key Features

• Plug-and-Play compatibility with most common machines
• Wide input voltage range (14v – 40v DC)
• Built-in 4.5A Stepper Motor Drivers
• Wireless Communication
• Simultaneous 4-Axis Control
• Limit Switch and Probe Connections
• VFD, Laser and Plasma Control

Technical Specifications

Input Voltage* Full-Stack Stand-Alone	14-40V DC (36v Recommended) 14-50V DC (24v-48v Recommended)
Power Usage	320w (max)
Onboard Drivers	4 x 4.5A (max) (Full-Stack only)
Total Axes	4 (XYYZA) (External driver required for A-axis in XYYZA configuration for Full-Stack controller)
Laser Support	2-pin or 3-pin PWM diode modules 15w onboard, unlimited with external power supply
VFD Support	0-10v Analogue Speed Control with Forward and Reverse Activation
Plasma Support	Relay for Plasma Torch Control (Arc On/Off Only)
Coolant Flood/Mist Support	Relay for Flood/Mist Control (On/Off Only)
Wireless Communication	WiFi (2.4GHz only) Bluetooth
SD Support	MicroSD Class 10 (Up to 32Gb)
Antenna	4.5db Gain
Enclosure	Folded Steel with Control Buttons (Full-Stack only)

Documentation

1) Nighthawk Controller Manual - Click here

2) Guide for Nighthawk & VFD Integration - Click here

3) Communication Setup Guide - Click here

4) Setting up 4th axis rotary XYYZA/XYZA - Click here

5) Changing from 4 axis to Dual Y homing guide - Click here

6) Direct 12V laser wiring for 2 & 3 pin lasers - Click here

Critical Dimensions

Full controller

240x75x63mm (LxWxH)

Including fan but excluding antenna and green connectors

**These are included with your controller but not included in the dimensions**

Downloads

1) Control Software - CNC3D Commander - Click here to download the installer for this software.

Click here to visit dedicated page for CNC3D Commander Control Software

This is a full CNC control management suite with built in Creation tools that allow you to make your designs come to life. It is also completely FREE for personal use.

With this control software - You can easily connect your pc/laptop to your Nighthawk CNC Controller via USB cable or through WIFI. Control your cnc machine easily through this software.

CNC3d Commander Supports Following Operations

Metric & Imperial Inch support

Commander supports both Metric and imperial inches. This option can be easily configured in the "Operation" tab of commander under "Machine Units".

Please Note: Some aspects of GRBL controllers must be in metric, these include; Steps per millimetre, Acceleration and Max speed values. The good news, this typically only needs to be done once during initial machine configuration.

Spark Concepts xPRO V5 Support

The current version of Commander fully supports all of the extended features of the xPRO V5 including SD file handling, easy network setup and most importantly, network recovery!

FluidNC Support

There is very limited compatibility with FluidNC in Commander, FluidNC has removed almost all of the easy $ settings configurations found in GRBL in favour of a preloaded config file that must be compiled and re-uploaded to the controller.

This means you cannot easily tune or adjust your machine on the fly using Commanders easy setting configuration tools.

FluidNC is still in the development stage, with constant and drastic changes to how it operates with each release, this makes it extremely difficult for our team to ensure that Commander can suit it entirely.

With all due respect to the developers of FluidNC, we feel the platform is not quite stable enough for our development team to keep up with supporting at this stage.

While the Nighthawk can interface with most VFDs and Laser modules on the market,

We cannot offer technical support for any 3rd party devices, you should contact your vendor or manufacturer for help with these items.

Some VFDs, Like Huanyang (HY) and Invertek VFD's may only allow the VFD to run in one direction, not both, i.e: clockwise only.

Please note ultimate responsibility to successfully run and operate this product lies with the user. We are not liable for user not being able to run/operate this device. Kindly read the product documentation carefully regarding all the details.