On 3/6/2018 7:29 PM, Derek Pyner wrote: > I'm getting back into Machinekit and am looking for recommendations for a > configuration for use with the 3 axis MPCNC router. Most MPCNC builders use > a RAMPS board and run either Marlin or GRBL. I have been using LinuxCNC but > want to try something closer to the RAMPS configuration for another build. > What I am hoping to get is a recommendation on a stable, not bleeding edge, > configuration that is a typical Machinekit setup. I have in mind using a > Beaglebone Black rev C, CRAMPS 2.2 and a recent release of Jessie. I get > the impression that Stretch needs a bit more work to be considered stable.
Jessie definitely has more users, but I believe all the issues with Stretch have been worked out. > I'm not sure if I should use an HTML monitor or a remote configuration and > would appreciate suggestions. Assuming you mean "HDMI" monitor driven by the BeagleBone, that will work fine if you disable the 3D preview tab, otherwise it eats a lot of CPU. Note the default interfaces like Axis are geared for older 5:4 aspect ratio monitors. The newer remote interfaces will have much better 3D preview (since it's rendered by the display end, which has 3D acceleration) and are geared for 16:9 wide-screen displays. > I would consider other hardware > configurations that can drive 5 nema17 steppers but I am looking for a > mainstream solution. Also which is the better choice, the Xenomai or > RT_PREEMPT real-time kernel? Sorry for lots of questions but hopefully this > makes sense. For the 3.8 series kernels, use Xenomai. If you update to a 4.x kernel, use PREEMPT_RT. -- Charles Steinkuehler [email protected] -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
