Quoth Charles Steinkuehler.....
>On 10/8/2013 12:35 PM, Bruce Layne 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
>
>That's why I'm trying _really_ hard to get LinuxCNC working well on the
>BeagleBone. The maker crowd with desktop CNC mills and 3D printers is
>far less scared of Linux than the "average man".
That's probably a very good strategy. It could turn out to be an
popular off-the-shelf solution to a lot of CNC projects.... if it's
wrapped up nicely with a pretty bow around it :-)
A lot of folk are actually scared of configurability (sp?). As others
have noted, they want an appliance not something that's a project in
it's own right.
--- Going a little Off Topic ----
FWIW, I was intrigued and bought a BBB to play with.
I didn't end up using it for my Mill CNC project as I couldn't find any
concise documentation on how you actually connected the BBB to motors
and switches (I'm a programmer of business systems by trade and know
naff all about CNC or electronics).
Did I need a cape? Could I just connect to conventional drivers like a
parallel port? Do I need to solder wires on or is there a screw type
connector that fits the sockets? It wasn't obvious.
I guess this info probably does exist but I couldn't find it via Google
at the time.
Perhaps a blow by blow blog/project might help others who are looking.
--
Regards,
Russell
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