If you design a machine to be affordable, lightweight, and easy(er) to manufacture, but requires some software assistance to do that, that's not necessarily problematic. I would call that innovative - making use of all of the tools and resources available to you to solve a problem.
>Len > Then your stuck with a known problematic design. I wish I had a pound > for each complaint/query/moan I've seen and heard about twin steppers on > a gantry machine. > > Other fixes include servos or closed loop steppers but keeping both > sides in synch with software without any feedback is nigh on impossible. > > Steve Blackmore > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users