Post processor
Posted by
P. J. Hicks
on 2002-11-10 00:20:59 UTC
Howdy,
My understanding of the post processor function is this: The 'post' is a
part of the CAM program. That is the program that takes your drawing and
turns it into Gcode. This Gcode is then loaded into the controller program
that sends signals to the parallel port. Examples of controller programs
are, Maxnc, Master5, Mach1 etc. Most of these controller programs only
recognise a subset of the larger Gcode library. The post processor is an
accessory file for the controller program that tells the controller program
what codes are recognized, what to do with these codes under certain
circumstances, what to write in the startup/safety portion of the Gcode
file, what ending code to insert, etc. Sort of "Hey, I'm writing a Gcode
file for a Slingblade so I gotta do it this way".
PJH
My understanding of the post processor function is this: The 'post' is a
part of the CAM program. That is the program that takes your drawing and
turns it into Gcode. This Gcode is then loaded into the controller program
that sends signals to the parallel port. Examples of controller programs
are, Maxnc, Master5, Mach1 etc. Most of these controller programs only
recognise a subset of the larger Gcode library. The post processor is an
accessory file for the controller program that tells the controller program
what codes are recognized, what to do with these codes under certain
circumstances, what to write in the startup/safety portion of the Gcode
file, what ending code to insert, etc. Sort of "Hey, I'm writing a Gcode
file for a Slingblade so I gotta do it this way".
PJH
Discussion Thread
P. J. Hicks
2002-11-10 00:20:59 UTC
Post processor
djamer88
2004-01-16 07:50:13 UTC
re: Post processor