# X-Carve - DEMON Controller

**URL:** <https://forum.pwncnc.com/t/x-carve-demon-controller/1567>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** cnc4newbies\
**Created:** [June 3, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.pwncnc.com/t/x-carve-demon-controller/1567 "2024-06-03T02:46:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Skully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skully](https://forum.pwncnc.com/u/Skully)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.pwncnc.com/t/x-carve-demon-controller/1567/1 "2024-06-03T02:46:04Z")

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I have a CNC 4 Newbies CNC. It runs the DEMON Controller which is Arduino based GRBL controller. Since “PHIL” no longer supports the DEMON controller is there a controller that will replace it? I have a PWNCNC 110 VAC 80 mm spindle. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.pwncnc.com/chris/32/54_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.pwncnc.com/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.pwncnc.com/t/x-carve-demon-controller/1567/2 "2024-06-03T03:03:25Z")

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Unsupported controller isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Grbl 1.1h has been released since 2019.

It’s only bad if you want to exceed something its capable of

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**Author:** ![Skully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skully](https://forum.pwncnc.com/u/Skully)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.pwncnc.com/t/x-carve-demon-controller/1567/3 "2024-06-03T13:27:05Z")

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The unsupported part comes in when it is broken and doesn’t work anymore.