Re: Re: Re: Virtual machine setup in CAD/CAM

>    From: Bill Vance <ccq@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Virtual machine setup in CAD/CAM

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> Back to EMC though, isn't it limited to 4 axis only?  

Six is the normal limitation. There are several kinematic possibilities
already written and part of the distribution including Stewart platforms
and Puma like robots.

> Or would it be
> possible to run more than one EMC at the same time, (multitasking), no
> doubt with more I/O?

Probably not on a single processor. The real-time layer that sits below
Linux in the current setup is a me-first kind of thing. It is easily
possible, as Dan Falck has reported to use several white/black boxes over
a lan. It would be possible to write some tickle code that would
coordinate some aspects of multiple EMC's. This is what I was suggesting
with the work cell and the several robot arms and pallet changers.

HTH

RayH -- U.P. Michigan