From: "Len Shelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:00 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC Supported Boards and more
<snip> >>> Mach's going that way slowly... > > No - Mach jumped in bed with Gecko. When I asked about whether there was > an > API for other hardware manufacturers to build devices like the G100, I was > moderated off the list. Len Could be some misunderstanding here. I will contact you off-list about your experience with moderation but it is very strange that you were removed from the Mach1Mach2CNC Yahoo! list for asking about APIs etc. To my knowledge, as a moderator for more than 3 years, only a very few spammers have ever been removed. The driver for the G100 has evolved over several iterations but at all times the source of it has been publically available. Although it would be a daunting task to emulate a G100, drivers do also exist for ncPod (http://ncpod.oemtech.com/) and Galil controllers and Art Fenerty will support anyone wanting to add a controller. Of course, how technically satisfactory this would be depends on the match of Mach3 architecture with the interface to the motion controller. Finally, a personal observation. The division of intelligence between the "user" machine and a "controller" is a particularly challenging problem because of the conflicting needs to lookahead and buffer motion to provide responsive jogging and feed-hold. Doing as much in one place (e.g. the PC) has a lot of attractions! John Prentice ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
