I do understand having the "attention span of a grape". Pretty sure I'm ADD as my mind races ahead to the next step before I've fully absorbed the new information. Not sure what you mean when you say LinuxCNC is "is still very much a command line type application". Setting the zero in LCNC simply requires clicking the touch off button on the control panel. I've never had to type a command to run a job in LCNC.
On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 4:45 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > LinuxCNC is still very much a command line type application compared to a > WYSIWYG graphical application. Since I have the retention span of a grape > I can bring up the help, read something, get rid of the help or put the > sheet down and by the time my fingers get to the keyboard I've forgotten > what I was supposed to type. Even worst if I haven't used the system in 6 > months. > > Now with MACH3 I can clip my little PC board to the router bit, set the > PCB under the router bit where I want my zero. Click on a button on the > screen and follow the dialogs for what to do. I even added a dialog that > reminds me to unclip the clip from the tool. And it was pretty easy to > assign a button to something and have it throw up dialog boxes. > > Haven't got a clue how to do that with LinuxCNC. I'm sure it's possible. > But there aren't any buttons on the user interface screens. > > But until I solve some other issues all that is on the back burner. > Waiting for a replacement CUI encoder to see if it's less noisy compared to > a US Digital encoder. > > If after 100 rapid moves the return to 0.000 is 0.003 on the DRO then > that's a far more serious problem that has nothing to do with Linux or Mach. > > But it's a great learning experience to be able to flip back and forth > between the two systems with just a reboot. > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Danny Miller [mailto:dan...@austin.rr.com] > > Sent: June-02-19 1:30 PM > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC > > > > I'm not a big Linux guy in general.� I use PC for everything but the CNC > > machine. > > > > It's been fine.� I don't want to put CAD software on the machine running > > the CNC. > > > > Both LinuxCNC and Linux RT-Preempt are vastly more desirable than > > Mach/Windows, even with Ethernet Smoothstepper. > > > > The ONLY thing I miss about Mach3 was that it gave accurate, real > > runtimes upon loading a file.� Outside of running the actual job, > > LinuxCNC can only give a useless fake time estimate that doesn't involve > > acceleration. > > > > Danny > > > > On 6/2/2019 3:12 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > I've figured out a way to get a 7192H to a friend who will be staying > at a > > hotel in San Diego mid-June. He'll bring it back. Then I don't have to > pay > > $38US for shipping. Only $8.60 for USPS. Really too bad there isn't a > driver for > > MACH3 for this board to make the dual boot option easier. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Danny Miller [mailto:dan...@austin.rr.com] > > >> Sent: June-01-19 7:09 PM > > >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC > > >> > > >> Longtime user of the 7i92.? Former user of Mach3/Smoothstepper. > > >> > > >> It is very good all around, perfect high performance, and frees you > from > > >> almost any PC latency probs. > > >> > > >> It can configure as a plain-jane parallel port that you'd plug and > play > > >> into PMDX-126, but also other things. > > >> > > >> Combine with Linux RT-Preempt and it's SO solid > > >> > > >> Danny > > >> > > >> > > >> On 6/1/2019 3:01 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: > > >>>> On 1 Jun 2019, at 20:52, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Therefore under LinuxCNC I need something with say an Ethernet > > interface > > >> that has two ribbon cables compatible with PC Parallel port pinout so > the > > >> latency isn't an issue > > >> > > http://store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69_62&pro > > >> duct_id=306 > > >>> (Or also look at the 7i80) > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Emc-users mailing list > > >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > >>> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Emc-users mailing list > > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- "Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." -Kenneth Boulding, economist Corporations are NOT people and money is NOT speech! _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
