On 9/6/22 22:23, Feral Engineer wrote:
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
Exactly Phil. Hal can be a puzzle to a new bee, but in my 40 some years
of carving code
to do a job that humans found tedious at best, and yes it takes a bit
but once
the concept of hal is grasped, there is not a thing that hasn't been
doable once you
have an understanding. I've had to ask Andy or Peter for guidance at
times and they've
always given me either a straight answer, or the door to open to find it
myself.
I am not a for profit operation although it may develop that way, if my
vise screw assembly
gains some fans. You can see the first 3 of them on my web page such as
it is. Compare
that with what you can buy for maybe $200 on ebay and you'll understand
why I've thought
$500/copy might get a buyer or 10. TBT, each of the 3 pictured there is
2 days carving the
screw and 2 weeks baby sitting a smaller Prusa 3d printer to make the
rest of it. Per screw.
The last couple months has been spent rebuilding an Ender 5 Plus that
failed the PETG test.
That's been quite a trip but it more than quadruples the working
envelope of the Prusa.
None of this would have ever crossed my mind if I hadn't discovered
LinuxCNC nearly
20 years ago. A tip of the hat to all who have helped me along the way.
And give me hell
if, when you find my doorbell and intro yourself as a thirsty machinist
and I don't fix the
thirsty before I offer the free $5 tour of my midden heap. ;o)>
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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
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