Am 11.10.2013 um 23:32 schrieb Frank Tkalcevic <fr...@franksworkshop.com.au>:
>> First, is there a way to remotely control LinuxCNC and get feedback from > it to my UI? > > As you said, there is linuxcncrsh. I use it to monitor the status of my > machines (C# windows app). > > Also, linuxcnc uses NML for interprocess communication. This is supposed to > work between machines just by setting up the correct linuxcnc.nml file, but > I've never tried it. Theoretically, you can move the gui to another machine > just by changing this setting, but unfortunately most gui apps require > access to the local configuration files. the showstopper really is that many GUIs require HAL access, and that implies 'GUI must run on same CPU as realtime' because it HAL access requires shared memory with the realtime environment meaning: you could get NML to work remotely, or replicate ini files, but it wont help with most GUI's - Michael >> Second, I have seen posts mentioning modBus is available with LinuxCNC and > others saying it isn't. Which one is it? > > I don't think there is a "Modbus" module, but as others have mentioned, > classic ladder uses Modbus, and there are several inverter > controllers/spindle controllers that use Modbus to communicate. I think > they are built using libmodbus. > > Frank > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
