I need to do some simple robotics (placing small objects in a sequence of locations).
The operaion will consist of: Homing followed by an alternating sequence of: 1. executing an x,y,z move (effectively g0 x... y... z...) where the x, y and z values come from a file written by another program. 2. executing other code (mostly control of solenoids via a second parallel port). The machine will be stopped at the x,y,z location while executing the other code. (There is no need to synchronize the xyz motions as only the end points matter.) I would also need to set the acceleration and velocity profiles for steppers controlling x, y and z. From John's posting on "about the axes A and B" it seems HAL components + some other code might be the best way to go. What component will I need? and, where should I look for them in the documentation? ( and if need be in the source code) Notes: The file format for the xyz values can be an arbitrary ascii format. I will be writing the code to generate these files in Java. I am a marginal and rusty C++ coder, I haven't written any C++ in the last 10 years, nor have I used a Unix like environment in 10+ years. Suggestions appreciated, Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
