Matt Shaver wrote: > I spoke with Brian Barker at the CNC Workshop and I > think he said that the Mac & Linux versions would use external pulse > generators like the SmoothStepper _only_, at least initially. Perhaps > they'll go back and port their parallel port step generator module > later.
I have never heard any discussion of adding parallel port to Linux. In these days when everyone is worried about the end of the parallel port it would seem foolish to try. There are now abut a dozen hardware motion controllers supported on mach, with more in the works. Jon Elson wrote: > Hmmm, much of my criticism lately is the screenset thing. It seems all > anyone seems to > be talking about is creating screensets for Mach, rather than cutting > parts. Screensets offer a great capability to hide details from users. Just two examples I am aware of are an OEM selling sewing machines with a very unique interface, and a machine cutting brownies in a bakery. Believe me, the lady running the brownie cutter would not understand the normal mach screens, and I suspect linuxcnc's would be even less appealing. > I can't > say for > the work that Brian barker has done, but I was allowed to see the code > of the > driver that Art Fenerty created. AWK -GAACK! Art did a total re-write of the mach3 driver for mach4. It is an example of the fresh start with several years experience. It has been running for several months and has greatly extended the I/O support including MPGs and encoders. > Who is going to do the development? If one has been steeped in the Windows > world for years, Linux will be a strange environment to get used to and take > some time to get productive. Brian hired a full time developer with extensive cross platform experience about a year ago. He has not been identified to the mach world to enable him to stay focused on development not user support. I dont mean to keep pushing mach here, but I will answer questions when I know the answers. ron ginger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
