Re: EMC "Black Box" lives!

This sounds like a remote interface, good in itself, but could the
black box be used in the following way:

send G-Code to it from the parallel or serial ports or over the
network ?
ie. Print a G-Code file to the Black Box via the printer port, the
black box automatically interprets and executes the G-Code commands.
Could it also be queried as to the status of EStop, Ready, Home, etc.
conditions

Now that would be really usefull.

Rab

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Dan Falck <dfalck@s...> wrote:
> Carl,
> I am surprised too. Maybe the "black box" interest has died out
for the
> others. Maybe I didn't explain things well enough.
> Here's a recap:
>
> slave computer-> running EMC on a pentium 350 w/ 64 meg ram with a
> really bad 15" monitor. Cost: $50 for computer $30 for monitor (
I
> bought them from my boss)
>
> +
>
> GUI computer -> running OS X or Windows 98. I used them both.
>
> +
>
> Ethernet connection between them.
>
> +
>
> Software used- EMC from the BDI 2.11 release
> VNC- vncserver on slave computer, vncviewer on GUI
> computer
>
> =
>
> EMC Black Box.