My first reaction is how could this be necessary? Are they not wanting/able to capture a file to feed to the control? I am having trouble imagining a computer so small or a program so large as to need drip feed. On Jun 24, 2013 10:32 AM, "Eric Keller" <eekel...@psu.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:58 AM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 24 June 2013 15:50, Charles Steinkuehler <char...@steinkuehler.net> > wrote: > > > >> I have some folks from the 3D printer world asking me if LinuxCNC can > >> be used in a "gcode mode" similar to how the Arduino currently > >> operates these machines (a serial terminal that accepts gcode and > >> spits out the occasional status message). > > > > This was historically called "DNC" or "drip feed" and you might find > > something with those as search terms. > > However, as far as I know (and it isn't very far) LinuxCNC has never > > supported that. > > I recall some discussion of drip feed, but I doubt anyone has ever > been motivated enough to implement such a thing. Drip feed > historically has been a way around memory limitations in the > controller, which is a problem we almost never have. I suppose a > minimal computer and a really big program could make it useful. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
