Am 01.07.2013 um 21:33 schrieb TJoseph Powderly <tjt...@gmail.com>: > On 07/01/2013 12:56 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: >> 2013/7/1 TJoseph Powderly <tjt...@gmail.com> >> >>> >>> will the toolstore be only for linuxcnc or also for machines running >>> just HAL? >>> >> >> >> Could you, please, explain, why would it make sense to have it also in >> HAL-only setup? >> The way I see it is that all the tool offsets etc and tool change >> operations are needed only, when g-code is executed. >> > i use hal for sink edm > > there, a tool has: > polarity, on-time, off-time, peak current, target voltage, overburn, > safety , surface finish and gap loop gain > > not quite like a spinny tool ( mill) nor like a spinny wkpc ( lathe ) > > no rpm, no chip load per tooth, no feed, > > similar to laser or photoplotter (maybe ) > > other users will have tools with attributes you may not have imagined > > tjtr33 ( tomp)
excellent point to make the tool attributes late-binding with key/value pairs I forgot to mention the primary reason for this decision: the current compile-time-fixed set of parameters essentially renders the set and types of (not only tool-) information essentially in-extensible positional parameter style API's become unwieldy very quickly if you try that -m > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers