2015-01-09 13:35 GMT+01:00 Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com>:
> 2015-01-09 6:58 GMT+02:00 Sven Wesley <svenne.d...@gmail.com>: > > Found it! > > In the mail thread with the subject "I'm going to build something small, > > need a cheap stepper driver", answer by Kerry Lynn. > > It's the TinyG setup I was looking for. > > https://www.synthetos.com/what-is-tinyg-and-why/ > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym3K71dbbVw > > > > Oh, thanks, I had missed this one. I took a brief look at their > webpage and I do not understand, how are they better in multi-axis > (beyond 3 or 4 axes, as they put it) than LinuxCNC or similar stuff. > They say that interpreter is running on that board, broadcast all the > commands to all the boards, but each board executes only those > commands it is responsible for. So far I understand this concept. But > I do not understand, how they intend to extend beyond 9 axes in > LinuxCNC-compatible g-code (number of joints certainly is not an > issue)... > > Viesturs They don't aim AFAIK for more than 4 axes machining (more likely 3 axis but with two Y-motors). The concept is simplicity, you don't need a PC and the entire driver setup to run a small desktop or similar machine, this is an integrated package, more or less wire up and go. I am going to build a few machines for educational purpose and for a hobbyist workshop, we can still run the LinuxCNC simulator and there are post processors for LxCNC in CAM-packages. I think this is a perfect product for someone who wants to make a small machine and then when their interest grows they already know about LinuxCNC and continue in to "the real deal". /Sven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. vanity: www.gigenet.com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
