> Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 02:41:04 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Moving closer to embedded
>
> Hello Dave,
> Thank you for the input. I am not aware of many commercial grade machines
> that have "apps" to create G-code. I have carefully reviewed many
> controllers from many companies such as FANUC, Haas, Toshiba, DynaPath,
> DMG, and others, none of the controllers I have looked at use "apps", nor
> do they have anything to create G-code. Many have a "conversational"
> interface that is really intended to be used in place of G-code, but these
> machines I find extremely difficult to program for anything other than the
> most basic part. Also, I find it extremely difficult to do anything to
> create code directly on the machine. In the shop, it is normally noisy and
> distracting to be concentrating on editing code on a machine, that is
> something I do back in my office. Also, I find it completely shocking how
> many pictures I see of machines with PC style keyboards and mice attached.
> In my shop, that would be filled with dirt, coolant and chips in the first
> 30 seconds! All of my machines use a tempered glass acoustic touch screen,
> and I have a minimum of hard buttons, all of which are water tight.
I agree - I don't want a mouse or computer keyboard. i am working on some
code for interfacing operator panels using MESA hardware.
i have an okuma keyboard connected through a MESA 7i73 which can be
configured to call all kinds of linuxcnc commands or update HAL pins.
I may have a keyboard on a touchscreen as well or I may buy an
operator panel with all keys on it.
then i will need to tweak the screen to work well in all situations with it.
>I try
> to limit my interaction with the machine to selecting which part program I
> am going to run and general setup of the machine. Also from my tests, it is
> not reasonable to setup a machine interface in a location where it is both
> easy to sit at like you would use a desktop computer and make it so that it
> is comfortable for the machine operator to use. The two tasks just are not
> compatible.
Of course it depends on what kind of parts you make and what kind of operators
you hire. i could see editing at the machine useful.
To be really useful would require the ability to program while the machine is
running another program. being able tobuild/ prove a program visually while
running
another may need some work to do.
Chris M
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