Re: Palm CNC

Hi Chris,
The Palm pilot could be an interesting CNC controller or Indexing
controller, but how does it communicate with the outside world, USB,
Serial, (I doubt that it has a parallel port to drive a stepper
driver)?

Thanks,
Jeff
http://www.xylotex.com

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Chris L <datac@l...> wrote:
> That Robotic Tattooing device mentioned a while back simply came
and
> went in my mind. Well, at least until I purchased a new Palm Pilot !
> I simply cannot believe its capability, and, all of the software
> available for this little rascal and so much of it being freeware...
>
> Not being interested in tattoos so much, but, (now) very curious
about
> any CNC control software that may already exist for Palm. A Google
> search turns up all kinds of Palm robotic control but it seems I do
not
> see anything that could work like the programs we are familiar with
even
> if it was of a limited level.
>
> I guess what I am asking is if anyone knows of, or has some links
to
> axis control that could read text files like hpgl or g-code and not
just
> programming language.
> Suprisingly, the programming/development toolkits are really cheap
but I
> don't know that I've got the smarts to start writing software.
>
> Like I said, this thing just blows me away, and I can only imagine
> someone will eventually take this thing right into a dinky cnc
control.
> I wouldn't mind making a very small engraver powered by Palm Pilots.
>
> Chris L