On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:06:35 +0200, Michael Haberler wrote: > Am 27.08.2012 um 18:46 schrieb EBo: > >> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:22:30 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: >>> Kenneth Lerman wrote: >>>> On my list of goals would be to increase the number of axes >>>> supported. >>>> Right now, we support six. >>> Standard G-code easily supports 9, XYZ and the parallel secondary >>> axes UVW, >>> plus rotary ABC. > > I think we should separate issues here of language namespace and > infrastructure below the language > > as for the messaging and runtime system below G-code, it is probably > not a good idea to tie G-code limitations onto message formats and > setup options. > > I'd think a message format which can transport an arbitrary number of > joint positions (and supports missing values), and maybe support > grouping these into 'heads' (multiple spindles) would be the way to > go; if a given interpreter just uses a subset of that space, fine. In > particular as pluggable interpreters might become a real option.
Agreed. The language/interpreter should all be separated as much as possible. EBo -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
