[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My advice on how to proceed. First study a bit about EMC2 by downloading and > building a PC with the Live CDROM. Start up emc2 and look around a bit at > the Hardware Abstraction Layer. That install also gives you a couple of > manuals that you can have a look at for further info. Second is to get > yourself hooked into the comm networks, lists and ircs. Third remember that > "we" are a collection of unpaid folk who are working here for mutual benefit. > If all what you want to do is make chips using EMC2, you might consider > hiring a consultant. If you choose the consultant path, a note here to that > effect should get several interested folk.
Well I do intend to install the live cd on another machine and give it a go. Although I use my machines to make my living (1 man band), the retrofitting is "the" hobby, been doing it since my 1st retrofit of my other Hardinge lathe back in the late 90's that was with ahha software. Since then I've played with and used Mach which I find pretty good, but it's always good to try something different! Consultants! Hmm that would take the fun out of it, and I'd probably lose interest and go out and buy a machine with a fanuc on it! I've had machines with Fanuc, Mitsubishi and Siemens controls, funny how they were all ripped out, when I could of just spent the money to get them going again! Again no fun in it. I like the fact I can repair my own machines. I can see there will be a benefit in performance by using "real" analogue drives over step/dir drives. Is my assumption correct? Can't quite see the logic in not supporting "smart" cards though, Mach's going that way slowly, and only time will tell how good the implementation is. The Industry in general have moved in that direction. But I see a lot of support for common buses (e.g CANbus) in the industry too. Wayne.... -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne M Weedon Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fdos Design Poole UK Tel +44-1202-677025 Fax +44-1202-770515 Mobile: 07774 439915 Specialists in small batch & Production Mechanical/Electrical Engineering --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
