On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Bruce Layne <linux...@thinkingdevices.com> wrote: For all of these > little stepper based routers and other small systems (most of the > installations), what could be easier than installing Linux (with lots of > other goodies) and LinuxCNC from an ISO burned to a flash thumb drive, > then running StepConf? I can't imagine Mach could possibly be any > easier unless someone did it for you.
I probably halfway qualify as a linux guru nowadays, but a few years back we set up a 3 axis machine with linuxcnc in an hour, including wiring the steppers. We used absolutely no linux guru knowledge to do that. I agree, it would be hard to imagine making it too much easier for a simple machine. I know people like the custom interface aspect of Mach, it takes all kinds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
