Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC in Portland

I appreciate the offers.

Darrell in Washington was kind enough to give me a call, and I got the
impression from him that EMC is not easily setup to run stepper motors at
rapid feed rates, i.e. 40ipm to 150ipm which is the range I run.

I have access to or own several versions of Linux, including the version
that seems popular, Redhat 5.2. Because of time constraints and the need to
focus on what is working for me right now I haven't put any energy into even
getting that going. Since I am pretty well versed in computers and have
been involved with them from DOS days, I feel I could probably get a system
up and running especially with the work that has gone before in this group.
Though, if what Darrell says is accurate, then I will probably wait until
there is enough development in EMC that I have a possibility of getting it
to do what I want.

My present set up is a CNC Crafter 14" X 20" X 3"Z with 300 ounce steppers.
I run it with the Buckhannon CNC controller for machine control and Bobcad
for G code generation or CorelDraw with the HPGL interpreter running the
machine. I have a computer dedicated to running the router and another
that I design with and transfer files from.

One of the reasons I am frustrated with my present system is that I am
unable to send files to the CNC controller without either using a floppy to
transfer files or booting back into Win98, transfering the files, then back
to DOS to run the program. Is my impression correct that I can network my
Win98 system directly with Linux?

Donn
donn@...
http://www.bridgecitysystems.com - Computers & Consulting
http://www.cnc-works.com - CNC Crafts, Engraving & Precision Routing