Re EMC Screenshot and questions
Posted by
Ray
on 2001-07-09 05:53:59 UTC
From: John Stevenson <machines@...>
<s>is there a site somewhere that carries a
every other windows desktop but the page at
www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/part3/editgui1.html
Shows what the graphical user interface (GUI) can look like and tells a
bit about how you can change appearance. The nice thing here is that with
a little work you can change that screen to be almost anything that you
want.
www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/intro/whatisemc2.html
Shows some alternative GUI's that have been written.
of it. But I believe that you could parallel the encoder pulses some way
and use a Kulaga/Mauch DRO board and smdromod.o to drive the setup and
then it would. I haven't tried this DRO stuff yet but my guess is that the
only problem that you might encounter is an error when the actual position
gets to far away from commanded. But you can set this distance in the ini
file.
HTH
Ray
<s>is there a site somewhere that carries a
>screenshot of what EMC looks like from the BDI install?There is not a shot of the whole boot window. It looks pretty much like
every other windows desktop but the page at
www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/part3/editgui1.html
Shows what the graphical user interface (GUI) can look like and tells a
bit about how you can change appearance. The nice thing here is that with
a little work you can change that screen to be almost anything that you
want.
www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/intro/whatisemc2.html
Shows some alternative GUI's that have been written.
>Next question: EMC running servos's with step and direction input toNo! The encoder feedback is only to the Gecko 320 and the PC knows nothing
>Gecko 320's. If the motors are de-energised and the screws moved by
>hand will the display work as a DRO from the encoders?
of it. But I believe that you could parallel the encoder pulses some way
and use a Kulaga/Mauch DRO board and smdromod.o to drive the setup and
then it would. I haven't tried this DRO stuff yet but my guess is that the
only problem that you might encounter is an error when the actual position
gets to far away from commanded. But you can set this distance in the ini
file.
HTH
Ray