> Anyone close to ROS? Tormach. Anyone close to Tormach? Rod Webster *1300 896 832* +61 435 765 611 Vehicle Modifications Network www.vehiclemods.net.au
On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 at 11:07, Steffen Möller <steffen_moel...@gmx.de> wrote: > Rod, > > I wish some of our LinuxCNC Gurus would know some of the ROS Gurus and > jointly meditate over this. We should possibly not discuss this too much > as a sole CNC/robotics problem. This tech is useful whenever you need to > synchronize something between multiple machines/devices. > > I truly don't know what we should be doing as a community. Anyone close > to ROS? > > Best, > Steffen > > > On 03.03.22 20:55, Rod Webster wrote: > > Steffen > > > > You have done some amazing work and we now know what we are dealing with > > rather than just guessing as we've done before. > > > > I think its not about the last 20 years but about the next 20. I think we > > will see an increasing number of ethercat capable devices in use as more > > vendors adopt the technology. > > There are also an increasing number of linuxcnc users using the software > on > > commercial projects and retrofits of commercial machines. > > > > ROS appear to be simply embedding the SOEM in a sub folder in their > > ethercat master wrapper based on an article they link to in the readme. I > > guess they can do this under the GPL. > > > > Any restrictions appear to be placed on users of the technology, not the > > software developer. Linuxcnc does not use software, our members do. This > is > > an important distinction. > > I think this allows Linuxcnc to treat the proposed driver as being GPL'd > at > > a distribution level like ROS has. > > > > Now we know of the SOEM's existence, it would be preferable to use it > over > > the IgH ethercat master if it's compatible with our architecture. It's a > > much tighter integration then. > > > > It's clear that membership is not required. I can't see any impediment to > > building a separate repository like has been done with mesaflash that > > embeds the SOEM like ROS has done. If the rules change, it will be simple > > to excise the orphaned child or just remove the SOEM subfolder. > > > > > > Rod Webster > > *1300 896 832* > > +61 435 765 611 > > Vehicle Modifications Network > > www.vehiclemods.net.au > > > > > > On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 at 02:22, Steffen Möller <steffen_moel...@gmx.de> > wrote: > > > >> Hi Marc, > >> > >> yes, something like http://wiki.ros.org/soem ? I have not followed that > >> up. > >> > >> Best, > >> Steffen > >> > >> On 03.03.22 16:54, Marc Wang wrote: > >>> Hi Steffen, > >>> > >>> By ROS, are you referring to Robotic Operating System ( > >> https://www.ros.org/)? > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Marc > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> > >>> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 10:49 AM > >>> To: EMC developers <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> > >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] EtherCAT - would not be a prob with free > >> membership in EtherCAT Technology Group Re: LinuxCNC is in Debian! > >>> On Thu, 3 Mar 2022 at 15:14, Steffen Möller <steffen_moel...@gmx.de> > >> wrote: > >>>> But he took the freedom to point out that there are others who > >>>> are already shipping EtherCAT drivers and have not experienced any > legal > >>>> problem at all - he just cannot make any promises of any sorts about > the > >>>> future > >>> There is quite a gap between "we don't plan to turn evil" and "we > >>> promise not to turn evil" > >>> > >>> -- > >>> atp > >>> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > >>> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > >>> lunatics." > >>> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Emc-developers mailing list > >>> Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Emc-developers mailing list > >>> Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emc-developers mailing list > >> Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-developers mailing list > > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
