Re: Digital Readout software - packages on the net for Linux

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "David A. Frantz"
<wizard@e...> wrote:

> Hi Guys;
>
> Has anyone seen Digital Readout Software floating around the net

for

> Linux? If you have do you have any opinions.
>
> This would be software that would "read" the signals of an encoder

or

> encoders hooked up to a PC's parallel port. The idea is to make

an XY

> display using existing scales. In this case the original display

is a

> bit borked, the scales are good though. Having the whole nine

yards

> with multiaxis software working in a GUI would be nice two.
>
> Alternatively who supports Linux with PCI encoder interface cards?
>
> Thanks
> Dave

What about just using the scales and a stand alone reader.
See http://www.shumatech.com/products/dro-350/ for more details.

John S.