Cern, thanks for the reply, and for you digging around in that system. Too bad they stopped short at 4 axis !
Steve C On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 5:03:39 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > > Sep 23, 2019, 06:32 by [email protected] <javascript:>: > > > Cern, i recently became interested in MachineKit, after seeing the > Centroid Acorn system, BBG with remote windows based GUI. My research into > MachineKit indicated that it can be setup the same as the Acorn. I guess it > is possible that all the code in the BBG is their own, but likely heavily > influenced by MachineKit. How is it that you know for sure that it is not? > > > > Steve Carlisle > > > Steve, > I think for sure based on making of my own conclusions, net know for sure > based on the fact, that somebody high in Centroid who has direct knowledge > told me so. > > I looked at an output of decompilation of Acorn software and what I have > seen is bunch of .NET CIL code and WIN32 API. Also, what is flashed on the > BBG looked pretty small. Machinekit-HAL uses Linux userspace real-time > threads/tasks. I did not think it would fit. The Windows side didn't look > like anything Machinekit-like I have seen. > > Then, by their website, the Centroid started in 1979, before the Enhanced > Machine Controller project. So I again assumed, that the Centroid Acorn is > direct evolvement of their own work. > > Of course, I can be wrong. > > Cern. > > > > > On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 6:44:46 AM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: > > > >> No, they are not. If the software looks great, use it. You will spare > yourself the headache of developing port. > >> > >> Cern. > >> > >> Dne pondělí 18. února 2019 10:58:44 UTC+1 Mathias Giacomuzzi napsal(a): > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> Dose someone knew if they are using Machinekit ant QtQuickVcp? > >>> ? Because the hardware seems to be a very nice alternative to the > CRAMPS. Also the Software looks great. > >>> > >>> http://www.centroidcnc.com/>>> centroid_diy/acorn_cnc_>>> > controller.html < > http://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/acorn_cnc_controller.html> > >>> > >>> many thanks > >>> > > > > > > > > -- > > website: > http://www.machinekit.io <http://www.machinekit.io>> blog: > > http://blog.machinekit.io <http://blog.machinekit.io>> github: > > https://github.com/machinekit <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] <javascript:> <mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>>> . > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/dc329782-1319-4141-8273-533a5c986152%40googlegroups.com > > < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/dc329782-1319-4141-8273-533a5c986152%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>> > > . > > > > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/48aca639-11f0-4136-a183-426870e2cdb2%40googlegroups.com.
