Re: New CNC software rev finally done...

Dave,

Thanks for Sharing! I'm still getting it configured. I was surprised
to see the Pascal. Haven't seen that for probably 17 years. The
company I was working for sent me down to L.A. for an ATT 'C' class, and
I haven't been the same since! Before that, it was Assembly, BASIC, and
yes, UCSB Pascal (or Turbo Pascal). Which Pascal did you use?

I'm looking forward to trying out your program! Looks like quite a list
of features.

Alan


Dave Kowalczyk 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