The resolution is controlled by the step size of the motor. It's mechanical. Getting to 1/8 inch over a 100 foot space is easy in terms of the software but you will need to invent some hardware that holds to those tolerances.
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 3:35 PM, Rick Gresham <[email protected]> wrote: > I've only just started trying to learn a little about realtime motion > control so I don't have a good answer re: units. While a complete Star > Trek-like plant console might be really cool, I suspect the investment > would be hard to justify for a largely lights out application. > > I don't need the resolution LinuxCNC provides, +/- 1/8 inch is probably > totally adequate, but controlling a tool position in a finite 3D space > seemed similar enough to a CNC router type application that LinuxCNC seemed > like a good place to start learning about the options. > > Rick > > > On Aug 22, 2017, at 1:05 PM, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 22 August 2017 at 18:01, Rick Gresham <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm exploring options for a 3 axis controller similar in some ways to > typical cnc router-like application. What may make my application unique > is the size of the 3D space in which the tool operates: up to about 150' x > 150' x 50'. In addition, I need to control tool changes and > calculate/control fluid flow rates based on calculations applied to > retrieved persistent data. > > > > There are no deliberate limits on the size of workspace of LinuxCNC, > > so it ought to work. > > What units would you want to display on the GUI? > > > > -- > > atp > > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > > lunatics." > > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
