On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:58 AM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 24 June 2013 15:50, Charles Steinkuehler <char...@steinkuehler.net> wrote: > >> I have some folks from the 3D printer world asking me if LinuxCNC can >> be used in a "gcode mode" similar to how the Arduino currently >> operates these machines (a serial terminal that accepts gcode and >> spits out the occasional status message). > > This was historically called "DNC" or "drip feed" and you might find > something with those as search terms. > However, as far as I know (and it isn't very far) LinuxCNC has never > supported that.
I recall some discussion of drip feed, but I doubt anyone has ever been motivated enough to implement such a thing. Drip feed historically has been a way around memory limitations in the controller, which is a problem we almost never have. I suppose a minimal computer and a really big program could make it useful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
