If you want to experiment w/o their hardware, you could use their free SW build and the "de-bricker" instructions/files with a BBG:
http://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/acorn_debricker.html ...but it might take some experimenting to determine the pinout. It would also be interesting to see if they're running Linux or a bare-metal app on the BBG. On 2/12/2019 10:45 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Been looking into that (only on the internet as it's too expensive for > curiosity experience only), but could not find any information about inner > workings of that thing - i.e. what is running on the beaglebone, what is > running on the Windows machine and how the communication protocol is build? > The BBG would have the RT OS, the windows would have the motion planner and > GUI related things. > > It would be nice to have something like this based on Machinetalk and HAL > layer, but so far the CNC stuff in both LinuxCNC and Machinekit is one bit > unyielding blob sitting in HAL layer, so no dice. > > Would be interested if somebody would have more info. > > Cern > > Dne úterý 12. února 2019 4:38:34 UTC+1 sliptonic napsal(a): >> >> I saw in a recent issue of Digital Machinist that Centroid is selling a >> motion control kit called 'Acorn' with built in motion control CPU. It >> retails for about $300. >> >> For the money, you get the board itself, a 24V powersupply, a shielded >> ethernet cable and assorted sundries. >> >> From what I can tell, the board appears to be is a pretty nice breakout >> board with removable connectors, a couple onboard relays, and a beaglebone >> green. >> >> I'm really curious if I this could be used with machinekit instead of the >> Centroid control software which still requires a pretty powerful PC running >> windows 10. >> >> http://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/acorn_cnc_controller.html >> > -- 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.
