Hi, IIRC, when my Dad was doing his CNC course a few years back, they were still using APT[1], the machines need simple commands. I believe this is still the standard.
Regards, Phill. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APT_(programming_language) On 7 July 2013 21:11, Federico Leoni <[email protected]> wrote: > Pete, > > when you reply to messages here could you please put the mailing-list > address too? Thanks! > Back on topic, to see if yours CNC machines will works or not, could > be a good idea to send a message to the LinuxCNC community/forum with > a sample of the program output generated under windows. Surely they > will help you. > > http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/community > http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum > > Let as know! > > F. > > 2013/7/7 Pete <[email protected]>: > > On 07/07/13 20:00, Federico Leoni wrote: > > > > It's easy to migrate from xp to Lubuntu for normal office use. Trust me. > > For CNC, assuming you are talking about computer numerical control, I > > understand your doubts. > > Anyway many CNC controlled machine use a set of standard instructions. I > > worked with different lasercut from Mazak and other kind of CNC machines > > some years ago and the majority were based on G-Code language. > > > > http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code > > > > And if you like there are CNC solution based on Ubuntu > > > > http://www.linuxcnc.org > > > > Have a look on it. > > > > If you are not talking about this kind of CNC... Well please explain a > > little bit more deeply your problem. > > > > F. > > > > Em 07/07/2013 15:30, "Pete" <[email protected]> escreveu: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> It's great that we are thinking of offering a better experience to XP > >> users, but let us not forget about the millions of small and medium > sized > >> businesses out there who will want to 'carry on as they are' with > minimal > >> cost in terms of hard / soft ware, and minimal retraining of their > staff. > >> Take my old company as an example employing 15 - 20 people on one site, > have > >> used XP since it's inception and is now being told by MS that they need > to > >> upgrade their six or seven machines to make them Win7 compliant. If we > can > >> offer something that enables them to carry on without that expense in > these > >> difficult times I am sure that would be a persuasive argument! > >> > >> Note that to this end I am in the process of clearing out my old netbook > >> (1200 cpu 1.5gb ram 40gb HDD) to put a clean Lubuntu install on it for a > >> meeting with my old boss on Thursday to show him how good it is and and > a > >> very reasonable outlay of nothing for either hard or software, possibly > >> (even hopefully) a few hundred pounds to me for the installation of > Lubuntu > >> on their machines but that is secondary to getting the message out > there. > >> > >> I have no worries over the 'office' functions (email, spreadsheets, > >> presentations etc). > >> The bit that concerns me is the CNC bit along with the software to 'port > >> the specs' to the CNC machine as their specs often come from third party > >> places who will quite possibly still be using windoze. > >> > >> I have not had enough experience of Ubuntu CNC to say for certain that > >> there will not be any errors in then putting those files onto a *ubuntu > box, > >> and as that *is* their business they cannot afford any hassle however > small > >> and the transition *must* be seamless, as any hassle will have a > negative > >> impact on their business and they will end up going out and getting Win7 > >> just for compatibility with their customers. > >> > >> If anyone has any thoughts on this please let me know ! Although I no > >> longer work for them I still have a good relationship with the owners, > and > >> do not wish that to change as I cost them time / money or worst of all a > >> customer! > >> > >> Just my thoughts > >> > >> Peter Smout > >> > >> -- > >> Lubuntu-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > > Hi, > > > > Many thanks for the link, i was aware of the CNC (computer numerical > > control) based on ubuntu I am unsure of what language they use on a day > to > > day basis but i will ask on Thurs! I have no worries about the office > side > > of things (some minor formatting issues in word documents aside) I > > frequently use my Ubuntu boxes for files from MS machines so I am > familiar > > with Libre Office / Open Office. > > > > Thanks again > > > > Pete > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > -- > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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