Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 7163
on 2015-02-26 05:00:34 UTC
There are two products that you may want to check out.
1. LinkMotion Lite for $349. It is a USB controller. Requires USB 2.0 or higher. Compatible with Win XP, Win 7 32/64, and Win 8 32/64. Accepts EMC2 type G code commands and can generate Step commands up to 125,000 per second. PWM output is available for VFD speed control. 6 axis G code control.
2. LinkMotion USB for $499. It is a USB controller. Requires USB 2.0 or higher. Compatible with Win XP, Win 7 32/64, and Win 8 32/64. Accepts EMC2 type G code commands and can generate Step commands up to 125,000 per second. PWM output is available for VFD speed control. 6 axis G code control.
In addition to the Lite capabilities, it allows direct printing of a job for 2.5D from a flat file created in programs like AutoCAD, Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino 4.0 and hogher, and many other programs that can generate hair lines or vector lines.
3. Check out all the features and functions at www.solustan.com.
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 26, 2015, at 4:28 AM, CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com wrote:
CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO. 2 Messages
Digest #7163
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Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:32 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Bill Vance" ccq1us
On Tue, 24 Feb 2015, Jon Elson elson@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote:
> On 02/21/2015 10:42 PM, maxnc15@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_ DRO] wrote:
>
> I had a catastrophic computer burnout that also blew up a
> chip on my MaxNC15 CL controller board. I'm told the
> cheapest route is replacement at $495. I'm looking for
> other solutions. Ideal would be a Raspberry Pi solution
> since it costs only $35 and has probably enough pins to run
> all axes and if not another $35 for each axis would be way
> cheaper.
>
>
>
> Another option is a Beagle Bone Black ($55) and a CRAMPS board ($79)
> (which you would use as a breakout board to external stepper drives)
> It runs the machinekit version of LinuxCNC. it is a lot more capable
> system than the Pi.
>
> Jon
I haven't seen one yet, but there's the new quad-core R-Pi to
consider, too. The thing about all the ARM stuff is that the
software has only been in developement for a couple years. PC's
on the other hand, have been running *nix bigtime, since the
'70s-' 80s. The original Arpanet goes back to what, the 1950s?
There's no getting around the fact that ARM is good stuff,
but they're playing catchup.
Bill
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Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:48 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Roland Jollivet" jemelectric
Also, if you hang in there, M$ say they will be releasing a Free !! RT
version of Win10 for the Pi. I think that will allow awesome things to
happen.
http://dev.windows.com/en-us/featured/raspberrypi2support
Regards
Roland
On 26 February 2015 at 05:32, Bill Vance ccq@...
[CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Feb 2015, Jon Elson elson@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO]
> wrote:
>
> > On 02/21/2015 10:42 PM, maxnc15@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_ DRO] wrote:
> >
> > I had a catastrophic computer burnout that also blew up a
> > chip on my MaxNC15 CL controller board. I'm told the
> > cheapest route is replacement at $495. I'm looking for
> > other solutions. Ideal would be a Raspberry Pi solution
> > since it costs only $35 and has probably enough pins to run
> > all axes and if not another $35 for each axis would be way
> > cheaper.
> >
> >
> >
> > Another option is a Beagle Bone Black ($55) and a CRAMPS board ($79)
> > (which you would use as a breakout board to external stepper drives)
> > It runs the machinekit version of LinuxCNC. it is a lot more capable
> > system than the Pi.
> >
> > Jon
>
> I haven't seen one yet, but there's the new quad-core R-Pi to
> consider, too. The thing about all the ARM stuff is that the
> software has only been in developement for a couple years. PC's
> on the other hand, have been running *nix bigtime, since the
> '70s-' 80s. The original Arpanet goes back to what, the 1950s?
> There's no getting around the fact that ARM is good stuff,
> but they're playing catchup.
>
> Bill
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
