Is Dephi free? The last thing you need an open source code base that depends in a non-free tool chain.
There are enough open source tools that it would not be hard to find one that works and is 100% cross platform. Java is pretty universal an OK for user interfaces on computers and iPhone. I think today any new software would have to support phones and tablets in a distributed environment. What's more important is to find ways to code the real-time parts in a hardware independent way. The Mesa FPGA code is not portable at all the PRU code is not portable. Software like this can have a lifetime measured in decades while hardware comes to change fast. What can be stable are some APIs. Possibly an RTOS that sports a wide range of hardware. On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 2:39 PM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > You have to think of LinuxCNC and Machine kit as raw materials that > > you use to create a machine controller. There is no way these are > > end user facing tools. > > > > The best example of a product made with these tools is "Path Pilot > > > > What is needed is an user-facing application along the lines of > > path pilot. > > > > > > If MK and LinuxCNC are ever going to "take off" it will need to become > > a true "turn key" system. > > We may well be headed in that direction eventually. For people who have > worked in the Windows world they've probably heard of Delphi (Originally > Turbo Pascal for Windows). After a bit of a slump it's seen a resurgence > with a model that let's one create one code base with different screen > sizes > and models to compile for PCs, MACs and Android. A Mac is still required > to > put it onto an iPhone, iPad or iMAC but the basic code is the same. > > I've written some small LED light control programs that I have running on > both Android phones, tablets and PC. With sliders to change colour and > intensity. A different selection in a drop down box and the code compiles > for one of those targets. I'm over simplifying this but it really is that > easy. > > Two of the products written in Delphi are Protel 99SE and Altium for PC > board design. Oh and that little program called SKYPE. I image now that > Microsoft has bought SKYPE that they are working hard to convert it into > something slower like Visual C++. > > Embarcadero has announced that they are going to be adding Linux as a > target. Even if they didn't I have simple applications (like graphing a > temperature sensor) that runs virtually unchanged on a PC and Pi or Beagle > when compiled with Lazarus (like Delphi 5,67) > > Turning out graphical applications with something like Delphi that makes > fast compiled code is very easy. Now that Lazarus is available for the Pi > and the Beagle (although it is much slower on the Beagle) the possibility > of > a common code environment for creating a "turnkey" system is very possible. > There will always be room for the specialized LinuxCNC. But I think there > needs to be an in-between. > > John > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > 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 > -- 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
