Control Software

Posted by Monroe Lee King Jr on May 27, 2012 at 10:53am

Looking at LinuxCNC (EMC2) or Mach 3 so far. Some aspects of the software may limit or modify our plans so feel free to discuss the software here.

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  • Eoin May 28, 2012 at 7:21pm

    Is this of interest ?

    http://www.planet-cnc.com/

  • Ellison Chan May 28, 2012 at 4:29pm

    So, anyone know whether either Mach or EMC will work with  RS485 or CANOpen protocol?

    The motors I'm looking at now has a controller that speaks those.

  • R. D. Starwalt May 28, 2012 at 4:20pm

    Have we considered the interface between PC and 'the machine'?

    I am currently using the 'good-ole' parallel port/break-out method. I works but is getting dated.

    This requires a parallel port PC. I know the newer softwares support USB so the bridge hardware between the PC and the driver cards should be considered --- unless I missed that part somewhere in all the enthusiasm.

  • Kevin Bouchard May 27, 2012 at 11:28am

    EMC2 seems quite capable. Monroe, have you used both? What are the pros/cons?

    As far as I can tell, one of the differences is that Mach3 can generate G-code where LinuxCNC cannot.

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