Re: New CNC software rev finally done...

Hi Dave, Thank you for sharing your CNC program with us. It is good
to see somone working on a program that does not need big operating
systems and lots of computing power.


Wally K.



--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Dave Kowalczyk" <dkowalcz@i...>
wrote:

> To all,
>
> Finally finished the new control rev, in time for turkey no less!
> Here are the specs...
>
> -Runs in DOS and uses the parallel ports for I/O
> -Supports 8 axes simultaneously, angular or linear
> -8 kHz step rate on a 486-66MHz PC (single axis move)
> -Real ipm/ipr feeds, linear, circular, and helical interpolation
> -Provides step/dir or direct winding outputs
> -External trip and limit switch input
> -Feed overrides on the fly
> -20 tool offsets, incremental inch or metric modes, and subroutines
> -Uses standard EIA274D G code
> -Takes advantage of a math coprocessor if you have one.
> -Reads one line at a time from disk for unlimited file sizes
> -Old school programming, not "bloatware" - the entire shebang is
> under 100k
>
> Download link:
>
> http://www.public.iastate.edu/~dkowalcz/misc/turbocnc.zip
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Dave Kowalczyk
> Ames IA