> >> The Machine Kit forums give the impression that for any LinuxCNC type > >> questions these forums are the place to ask and only Machine Kit specifics > >> are addressed on those forums. All very confusing. I was hoping there > >> were people on this forum who had experience with both. And maybe even > >> Mach3/4 > > > > I'm still looking at the options for a super ELS ;) > > Keeping the User Interface as a separate module, just what is the > > difference between using BeagleBone Black as the motion control and one > > of the other motion control options? > > It's interesting that there are now a much wider range of options for machine > control, coming mostly from the hobby-cnc arena. I have a friend who has a > small router, built from a kit. It comes with a board pre-loaded with GRBL > and he runs it off a laptop. It's an instant solution, and not a bad one at > that. The User Interface could do with some tweaks for more convenient > operation, but the thing works very well. I don't know if it can run on a > BeagleBone. > I see other boards being sold as complete all-on-the-board solutions. > So there is a significant movement away from the parallel port and towards > the small boards, whether Arduino, BB, etc or single-purpose controller > boards. Part of that pressure may be commercial, of course. > I guess the challenge for some of them will be the on-going support and > development.
There are plenty of standard protocols for IO modules and drives. Support for these is a good idea. Modbus, profibus and Ethercat I have seen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
