Re: EMC and Taig w/ MicroProto

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Lester Caine <lester@...> wrote:

>
> OK - Power dropped to 160V at 8pm last night and they did not get it
> back up till after midnight ( It's still only 215V this morning -
> normally we see 230V at least )
> So both Windows and Linux installs got screwed, and I'm tied up earning
> some money for the next 48 hours, so I'll need to pick this up over the
> weekend :(
>
> The *MAIN* reason for taking all this time is so I can decide how to
> move things forward on a commercial basis. I am planning to supply a

CNC

> machine complete with the computer configured and ready to go. The
> TaigCNC mill from MicroProto will be one of the machines, along with a
> larger X3 based machine and something smaller. I'd also like to include
> a small lathe as well.
>
> As the package will be supplied 'complete' discussions on customers
> installing the OS are not relevant. What will be more important from a
> commercial point of view is repair time on site. Currently EMC+Linux
> will run on a lower power machine than Mach3+Windows, results in a cost
> price 200GBP less and allows much easier repair. So I think that I have
> to offer both options with a major price difference for the Windows
> option and exclusions for virus based damage to the machine.
>

> Lester Caine - G8HFL

Lester,
Can EMC2 run a lathe as yet ?
Also with the original EMC there was an issue with 4th axis control,
When Art ported the EMC core over to Mach2 the 4tha xis didn't work
correctly.
It took Art about 4 goes to get this running.
has this been fixed? I ask because you may not be aware of it.
many don't use all the features in a package and assume that because
they are there, they work.

John S.