Actually Phil you and Sam have both answered the question. I'm trying to avoid the preaching to the choir answers because then it's a Ford verse Chevy argument and they both have 4 wheels and a steering wheel.
I could not have gotten my system up and running with Acorn and I had to bail on MACH too. The simple reason is that I ended up buying off EBAY a harmonic drive for my 4th axis. Up until then I had Parallel port and dual boot PC for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC. And I'd even run my mill with the Xylotex Beagle Cape and Machine Kit. But the STMBL AC servo driver has the issue that if there is a voltage bump or the power isn't there yet when enable is switched on it faults which then removes power from everything. Won't go into the details but I could never make MACH3 work well with the scenario. LinuxCNC did. I like the tapping ability. I do have a MODIO from Australia that I could add along with MODBUS messaging but I also have CAN bus running (at least on the Pi4 version of LinuxCNC). So I would never buy an Acorn system. And MACH3 for all it's ease of installation doesn't handle odd things well. Linux has been, how can I say it, difficult. But seriously when you look at the simple ready to go with this card and this IO hardware both MACH4 and Acorn are hard to talk someone out of. John > -----Original Message----- > From: Feral Engineer [mailto:theferalengin...@gmail.com] > Sent: September-06-22 5:30 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC > > I thought path pilot started using a Linuxcnc fork from machine kit? > > Centroid is appealing to new users because of a few reasons: ease of setup > (no hal), conversational (although not great) and a unified ecosystem of > hardware and software, with the ability to find a plug and play centroid > unit for almost every budget and type of machine (acorn, oak, all in one > dc). Plus, their macro logic is more fanuc-like from what I've seen > (includes the dreaded GOTO) > > The selling point of LinuxCNC is price point and available power, if you're > willing to put in the time to learn. Not many people want to learn how to > configure hal/classicladder and pncconf has fallen behind and has acquired > some bugs to keep from working properly (can't add USB devices without it > locking up). With a well documented setup like a 7i75e, gecko g540 or a c10 > chinabob, it's not crazy to say you can have motors moving in a couple of > hours but again, not many people want to spend the time messing with hal > configs. If there were more graphic based setup options, like the ones in > crap3, it might be more user friendly for beginners. > > I'm not answering your question, I'm sure, but I'm giving insight from both > sides. I like LinuxCNC and the people involved are all great, but from a > general standpoint, the stumbling block is the learning curve but the > benefits are aplenty for those who want to learn. > > > Phil T. > The Feral Engineer > > Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at > www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer > > Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: > www.patreon.com/theferalengineer > > Order one of the coolest label makers on the market at > http://labelworks.epson.com, use coupon code "theferalengineer" and receive > 20% off of your order ?? > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 8:12 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > > If I was to offer an reason to go LinuxCNC to someone who is attracted to > > an Acorn system what would I say. Other than the Acorn is really just a > > cape for a BeagleBone Black. But the user interface is all via Ethernet so > > a PC of some sort is still required. > > > > There appear to be so many CNC systems out there now. Even LinuxCNC now > > suffers from too many user interfaces to the point where is the Tormach > > really still LinuxCNC or is it something different too? > > > > Comments? > > John > > > > > > > > "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" > > Automation Artisans Inc. > > www dot autoartisans dot com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
