Dear Kirk and all: Thank you for supplying me with relevant information. I think that Alex Joni's toy would give me needed information to implement a step in the right direction. I wonder if a tripod made more robust could do milling and routing.
Best regards, Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Robocrane > Hello Andrew, > > I just looked at the NIST site. The Robocrane is quite a complex > project. I suspect that EMC should be able to serve as the foundation > for your project since you can plug in your own kinematics and EMC is > highly configurable hardware interface wise. I suspect the Robocrane is > a step further in the hexapod evolution, so you should maybe study a > search on "hexapod" at linuxcnc.org. Check these: > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Alex_Joni's_Toy > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Koppi's_Toy > http://cvs.linuxcnc.org/lxr/source/configs/hexapod-sim/ > > Be prepared to create your own C code. > > If you haven't already done so, you might want to study the basics by > getting a demo CD working: > > http://www.linuxcnc.org/content/view/21/4/lang,en/ > > Then interface an encoder to your parallel port using the etch-servo > configuration (in Sample Configurations, study etch.ini and etch.hal for > connection information) and a NetMOS parallel port card ("lspci -v" will > come in handy). > > Then maybe drive a stepper or DC servo motor like this setup: > > http://emergent.unpy.net/projects/01142347802 > > I found a good motor and encoder in a junk Epson C-80 printer (sure > hated to see that printer go). > > Good luck. I'll try to help, if I can. Others here are better at the > nitty-gritty stuff. > > Kirk Wallace > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 16:29 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Dear enc-users: >> >> Hello my name is Andrew I am new to this list. I want to make a cable >> robot milling machine similar to the >> NIST 1meter robocrane milling machine. Any help would be appreciated. >> If this list is not relevant >> to obtain this kind of information, please direct me to where I can >> obtain it. I am starting from scratch. >> I want to obtain all relevant information before I start. Are there >> any simulations software that can be run on >> a PC. >> >> Thank you for your help, >> >> Andrew > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.39/1044 - Release Date: > 10/2/2007 11:10 AM >. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
