This issue with mach on linux is (the way I understand it) is it is going to be just a fancy gui that controls an external motion device. (no realtime at all) So - you have to pick the external motion device that has all the features you want.
While the interface hardware for linuxcnc is relatively dumb as all is done within linuxcnc. I for one really like that. Very flexable. As peter from mesa has mentioned - That makes it so any new realtime thing added to linuxcnc is available to all hardware. (you can even rigid tap with just the printer port if you want to.) sam On 10/06/2012 04:29 PM, jeremy youngs wrote: > some good points to be made bruce, n o we shouldnt laugh in the face > of art, I respect what he has done. However after being here for over > a year i can tell you every question I have had has been answered, > typically in less than 24 hrs, the irc and wikis i believe just flat > top what mach has to offer. I would also like to state that my last > lcnc install and setup ran about 40 min and the most difficulty was in > deciphering the chenglish directions from the chinese drivers. All one > has to do is load, open stepconf plug in numbers and test having run > and setup 4 tormachs i see no real difference in setup. Certainly if > doing a multi axis or custom setup mach simply does not compete and > its difficult for me to here the (its hard to load arguement ) when > 2.5 lcnc is so easy . and the support is excellent ( another plug for > all of you folks that have cured my ignorance over the last year, > thanx) > as to hard to load I have to say cnc machining in general requires a > tremendous amount of knowledge and one would expect software as all > encompassing as lcnc to have some technology nuances that require one > to learn. I think it boils down to what the end user wants, I would > also have to ask what has art done to the linux side what kernel does > it run on is it rtai? without testing we will not know if its any > easier and im not paying 175 to test software I know is not as good as > what im running with the support of hundreds in this community (end of > selfish lcnc plug) :) > One happy lcnc customer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
