The first thing I would do is get a copy of EMC and explore it:

http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Getting_Started.pdf

A couple of links you might be interested in:

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Stepper_Drive_Timing
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl

John

On 4 Feb 2009 at 14:29, raymondj wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
>     I've been lurking here for a few weeks and I'm starting to
> wonder if I'm 
> in the right place.  I'm looking for a primer to help me understand
> the 
> recommended or possible hardware configurations that EMC will run. 
> I will 
> be using stepper motors.  I doubt I'll use much of the power of EMC
> and am 
> wondering if the learning curve is too steep to be worth while to
> gain 
> access to the small portion of EMC I'll find useful.  I am just
> getting 
> started with CNC as a hobby.
> 
> Raymond Julian
> Kettle River, MN. 
> 


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