> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:55:02 -0600
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] general control thoughts
>
> Gentlemen,
> My comments are not focused on real time. An analogy may be helpful.
> In our shop we have 3 axis mills, 4 axis mills and 5 axis mills. I
> tell the shop to put everything on the 5 axis mills until they are
> full and then let the overflow (3 axis work) move to the 3 axis mills.
> I want all the machinists/operators to be as comfortable as possible
> when running the 5 axis machines. If we restricted the 5 axis machines
> to 'only' the 5 axis work the 5 axis machines would not be used as
> proficiently or easily. The '5 axis' machines would then be unfamiliar
> to the machinist/operator. The '5 axis' machines would be clouded in a
> 'special' ethereal '5 axis fog'. This fog is real.
> Olusegun Obode is trying to start and stop a motor with EMC2 as a
> school/work project. At the moment he has no need for real time
> control. He can start and stop the motor. He has feedback to the
> screen to tell him whether the contact is closed or open. His request
> now is for RF connection between his control (EMC2) and his contact. I
> have visited with him a few times. He has never mentioned 'real time'
> or anything remotely requiring real time. If EMC2 had a project using
> ethernet it would be a very simple matter to use wireless ethernet to
> complete his project. Any wireless path would be useful for Segun.
> I mention Segun (shay goon') to make the point of using EMC2 for
> control of almost anything/everything.
> The universal use of EMC2 would lead to a much easier introduction to EMC2.
> The application of EMC2 to many and various projects (not just real
> time) would lead to a clearing of the 'real time geek fog' surrounding
> this type of project. We need to take the IFM button off the keyboard.
> IFM is "It's [EMAIL PROTECTED] Magic".
> I have an IFM button on underneath side of my NCL keyboard but it
> is needed and useful there. :)
> Having some fun now.
> thanks
> Stuart
>
Stuart I wanted to say that I totally agree with you, EMC/HAL is useful
well beyond machine control. The modular approach makes it fairly
easy to add feature If you are so inclined. And the more people using
the better -this could become very big indeed. You can see the difference
stepconf has made to popularity just because it is a GUI way of setting
up EMC I think this was a great direction to go!
Chris Morley
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