Re: Black Box - UMCI spec for API posted

The first rough draft for the Applications Programming Interface
to be used to control the UMCI version of smart box is posted at:

http://www.pmdx.com/UMCI/index.html

We are looking for constructive feedback on how the interface is
defined and how the hardware needs to function. Since this is a
rough draft, major revisions are likely. Yes we know that page 3
is blank..... always see these things after you release it! :^)

Cheers,
Steve Stallings

>Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:03:35 -0400
> From: "Steve Stallings" <stevesng@...>
>Subject: Re: Black Box - USB version info - call it the UMCI>
>
>Thanks for the kind words Ron. The API (applications programming
>interface) specification is finally in draft form. Plan to post it
>Wednesday night after reading through it one more time from a cold
>start.
>
>In an attempt to keep our sanity about which "black/smart" box we
>are working on, we have named ours the UMCI, or USB Motion Control
>Interface.
>
>While the people who are already committed to working with the UMCI
>will have strongest influence, everyone will be welcome to critique
>and make suggestions.
>
>Regards,
>Steve Stallings

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>Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 22:21:18 -0400
> From: ron ginger <ronginger@...>
>Subject: Re: Black Box -
>
>At the NAMES show Steve Stallings arrived with a nice demo unit

running

>on a proto of his 'smart box'. We talked a lot about it, and that

caused

>me to get hot again on my Conversational program. I have made some

great

>progress, improving my interface a lot, making it easier to use. I

have

>greatly strengthened the 'learn mode' functions where the machine is
>used as a measuring machine to help define the part. This should be

real

>usefull in the home shop or repair shop kind of work, where we dont

even

>have a paper sketch, to say nothing of CAD.
>
>Steve posted a note here a month or so ago that he was working on

this,

>and would be opening a discussion here 'real soon now' to help define
>the command set. I know that at least a few guys are trading mail

over

>this, and have plans to build something around it when its ready.
>
>So, the smart box is moving along, but since we are approaching

summer

>vacations I suspect it may not be as fast as we might like.
>
>ron ginger
>
>