Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-03 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/02/2013 08:29 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: snip--- I've gotten enough of a response from my BeagleBone + LinuxCNC videos that I've created a blog to track the progress and post answers to questions so everyone can benefit (and I hopefully have less e-mail to respond to!):

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-02 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/1/2013 7:20 PM, Ed Nisley wrote: On 06/01/2013 12:39 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: I particularly like the acceleration control in LinuxCNC. It seems smoother than the Arduino code. At least on the Marlin firmware branch of the RepRap

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-02 Thread Karl Schmidt
With the improved speed, are you seeing improved surface finish on the plastic? My intuition tells me that at higher speed - might put down thinner more consistent layers? that would result in a better model? - but I don't know.

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-02 Thread Ed Nisley
On 06/02/2013 03:50 PM, Karl Schmidt wrote: improved surface finish Not really. The slicing software adjusts the extrusion speed to match the XY speed, so the printer lays down a consistent amount of plastic no matter what speed you choose. That's the theory. In practice (and for my setup),

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-02 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I've gotten enough of a response from my BeagleBone + LinuxCNC videos that I've created a blog to track the progress and post answers to questions so everyone can benefit (and I hopefully have less e-mail to respond to!):

[Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 So I finally got enough of the pieces put together to run a print on my MendelMax 3D printer using the BeagleBone with the BeBoPr cape and LinuxCNC. This is using the 3.2 Xenomai kernel from Michael Haberler to get LinuxCNC working well on the 'Bone,

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 01 June 2013 14:22:16 Charles Steinkuehler did opine: So I finally got enough of the pieces put together to run a print on my MendelMax 3D printer using the BeagleBone with the BeBoPr cape and LinuxCNC. This is using the 3.2 Xenomai kernel from Michael Haberler to get LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Dave
Very nice.. :-) Dave Cole On 6/1/2013 12:39 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 So I finally got enough of the pieces put together to run a print on my MendelMax 3D printer using the BeagleBone with the BeBoPr cape and LinuxCNC. This is using the

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Karl Schmidt
On 06/01/2013 11:39 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2IoHOZipLU ...I particularly like the acceleration control in LinuxCNC. It seems smoother than the Arduino code. Now if I could just get a slicing program that outputs true arcs and nurbs... :) Code is

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Ed Nisley
On 06/01/2013 12:39 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: I particularly like the acceleration control in LinuxCNC. It seems smoother than the Arduino code. At least on the Marlin firmware branch of the RepRap tree, the interrupt handler switches from one-step-per-interrupt to two/interrupt at 10 k

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Jon Elson
Ed Nisley wrote: On 06/01/2013 12:39 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: I particularly like the acceleration control in LinuxCNC. It seems smoother than the Arduino code. At least on the Marlin firmware branch of the RepRap tree, the interrupt handler switches from

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-01 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 6/1/2013 7:20 PM, Ed Nisley wrote: On 06/01/2013 12:39 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: I particularly like the acceleration control in LinuxCNC. It seems smoother than the Arduino code. At least on the Marlin firmware branch of the RepRap