[CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Raspberry Pi for CADCAM CNC?

I've only now ....... discovered free CNC programs out there that are
written in Basic. While they may not interpret complex G codes, there are a
number of wonderful advantages to using them;

- being DOS based, it means that even your P2 will run them ;-)
- with the source available/written in Basic, it means you can alter/edit
the program to your hearts desire
- there are free Basic compilers too, so you ship a board with a .exe if
you want 'security'
- you can add hooks, alarms or anything you want to the Basic program while
developing/testing your application
- the compiled version should still be fast enough to get reasonable speed
on a stepper based system

In your case, it will be a bit of work to peruse the code and edit out the
other axes.

Roland

On 26 December 2012 17:18, scyvt <scy@...> wrote:

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> Jon
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> Not long ago I asked this group if there was a simple hardware/software
> solution for single axis control. There were two answers: 1) just use use a
> cheap computer running Mach, and ignore the excess capacity, and 2) hang on
> for Mariss to release the long-awaited FPGA-based drive that would (maybe)
> have that capability built-in.
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> Would perhaps the board & Linuxcnc that you recommend be a third path to
> consider for this application?
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> TIA
> Steve
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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@...> wrote:
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> The Intel Atom CPU on the D525MW board is only
> > slightly more
> > expensive, and is a tested solution with a "factory" download. See
> > www.linuxcnc.org for more info.
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> > The D525MW has a standard parallel port, so you can run software step
> > generation
> > if you must, or several controller/interfaces that connect through the
> > parallel port.
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> > I've been using EMC, then EMC2 and now LinuxCNC for 14 years now, it is
> > a very professional and reliable motion control package, and I have
> > never had it
> > fail in that time.
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> > Jon
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