On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 2:59 PM Mala Dies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a novice in most fields of study regarding brushless stepper motors > and drives. If anything, I think allowing people like me, the novices in > this category, to establish as domain in the field with not only hardware > but a temporary to permanent wiki support would be what Open Source > initiatives are made of currently. > > ... > > I know about Machinekit and how it offers specific uses to users like me. > Although, and this is the truth, I have not used Machinekit with my > RepliCape, I have been wanting to test out these images for use in a > particular manner. > > > - Key Takeaways > - Ease of use > - Open Source Hardware and Source (the BBB.io persons' ways) > - An updated Wiki of ideas all relative to this specific hardware, > source, and middleware > - Stated Opinions > - Although my opinions may fall short of technological at times, > ease of use is always a need > - I would make lists and hold a meeting > - Hardware > - Source (Machinekit)? > - Wiki (who will have advanced knowledge to pick apart the wiki)? > > Now...I am sure Seeed Studio can handle, w/ the current state of > machinery, the needs of me, myself, and I (and other users like me too). > > But... > > So, sockets or pins or connections: > > > - I say that actual connections should be made outside of the screw > terminals, i.e. either soldered or a terminal block that is severely > equipped to handle people moving around the machinery and electronics. > - I also say that there should be a couple of people at least that are > dedicated to the project, e.g. more knowledgeable people than I on these > subjects. > - I also say that the computer needs to be the source of the UX, GUI, > UI, or whatever we call them these days. > > ... > > Now...I am not affiliated but I am definitely a community member that has > "outlandish" goals for specific projects. I have been here since the A5C > BBB. I think it has been since 2014/15. > > Why am I telling you these ideas and reaching out? > > > 1. I have seen specific ideas go to waste and not catch any ideas from > other community members on many of the Capes produced. > 2. Either the Capes produced, were before my time, circa '14/'15, or I > have been paying less attention to what is needed regarding the Capes. > 3. I think the Capes are a big part of the community and ideas > circulating are more than a start. > > I hate to down Seeed Studio because of their popularity and ease of motive > to act on making nice equipment but... > > Sometimes, I think because of their wikis not being updated frequently, > people lose interest or find that support is not viable for them. > > I have been to the Seeed Studio wiki many times in my life and sometimes I > have been rewarded for asking for support. Other times, the community was > more needy than I and I had to provide what I learned. > > All I am typing here is that interest gets lost when people are not > updating due to whatever reason. Do you or do we want another Cape to get > lost attention when it is a piece of GOLD? >
Let's look to Seeed for what we know Seeed is good at. They do good design work, they manufacture on-time at good prices at varying volumes for long periods of time, if given the right constraints of a well-defined functionality they do good quality control, they solve difficult component challenges with good visibility into what is available and they work well in the open source world as information is requested from them they give very freely. That said, they aren't Machinekit experts and this community would be educating them on that. Documentation on using Machinekit should be coming from the Machinekit community and documentation around new hardware should be done in a way that meets this community's standards. I'm asking if we can work together to leverage Seeed's strengths to solve a gap--the gap of while there are lots of cool solutions around BeagleBone and Machinekit, the add-on hardware to make them is not readily available in distribution with ready-to-go software images. Sound good? > > Seth > > P.S. Now, I understand that beagleboard.org is not a major subsidiary of > Lexus or whatever large company. I am not talking about 24/7 support by way > of email, phone, chat, and face time or live meetings online and in person. > I would ask but I am too scared. Anyway, please try to make this venture w/ > ease of access in mind, sturdy (durable) power and pin connectors, and w/ > access to extra i2c pins on the AI if they are indeed available by way of > Machinekit. Phew. Okay, I think that is enough opinion to make anyone > cringe. Sorry and please consider my needs versus the power hungry > machinists that already know up from down. > > > > > > On Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 8:38:53 AM UTC-5, Jason Kridner wrote: >> >> Seeed is looking to not only build a Machinekit-focused Cape for >> BeagleBone Black and BeagleBone AI, but to: >> * Take in features and feedback from the community >> * Contribute the design to open source and certify it as such >> * Manufacture the design under the BeagleBoard.org name to support the >> BeagleBoard.org Foundation and community >> * Help assemble and provide software images configured for an open source >> 3D printer and CNC machine (with BeagleBoard.org and community guidance and >> support) >> * Offer a collection of additional accessories which might commonly be >> needed >> >> I am very excited about this because I know Seeed cares about open >> hardware and also knows how to deliver solutions reliably and cost >> effectively. >> >> So, what are your ideas about where to start on such a cape? >> -- >> https://beagleboard.org/about >> > -- > 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/36936efa-6887-4762-9982-1c2ac3dc3af7%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/machinekit/36936efa-6887-4762-9982-1c2ac3dc3af7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- https://beagleboard.org/about - a 501c3 non-profit educating around open hardware computing -- 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/CA%2BT6QPk0OkV9-neFeAEjFpN1rodRQwpjhHrn10nV4wAHu3Mn8g%40mail.gmail.com.
