EMC can be run on something as simple as single step / direction drive connected to the parallel port, or as complex as a 5 axis (capable of 9 last i knew) servo machine with toolchanger and other goodies using a PCI card for interface. I guess that in sim mode you can run as simple as it gets, with NO hardware, just to get a feel for the G code programming and see the virtual cutter move about in AXIS, one of the user interfaces for EMC. I think that with stepconf, setting up a stepper machine shouldnt be a problem for ya if you're proficient enough with the computer to make it as far as finding EMC and subscribing to this list. The hardest part will probably be finding out the right numbers to use for step length and direction hold and all those numbers that have to do with how fast your stepper drives can take pulses.
I dont have any direct links, but if you havnt already, you should poke around wiki.linuxcnc.org Hope EMC works out for ya, Jim On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Stuart Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote: > Raymond, > My vote is YES - it is worth the effort. > After the learning curve the world opens up and you dream of > impossible things as they are now possible. > having some fun now > Stuart > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:29 PM, raymondj <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I've been lurking here for a few weeks and I'm starting to wonder if > I'm > > in the right place. I'm looking for a primer to help me understand the > > recommended or possible hardware configurations that EMC will run. I > will > > be using stepper motors. I doubt I'll use much of the power of EMC and > am > > wondering if the learning curve is too steep to be worth while to gain > > access to the small portion of EMC I'll find useful. I am just getting > > started with CNC as a hobby. > > > > Raymond Julian > > Kettle River, MN. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with > Adobe(R)AIR(TM) > > software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and > code to > > build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of > local > > resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK > and > > Ajax docs to start building applications today- > http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with > Adobe(R)AIR(TM) > software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code > to > build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of > local > resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK > and > Ajax docs to start building applications today- > http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
