On 08/11/13 22:06, Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE wrote: > To be more precise, my pick-and-place machine really looks like a CNC. I > am quite confident that it can be controlled by LinuxCNC. It has old > connectors everywhere. > > What I am worried about is the overall software framework on top of > LinuxCNC. Ideally, I would like to be able to use a high level language. > > A pick and place script can be very general. > > During initialization, it needs to list all cartridges, available > components, import gerber placement file, etc ... and perform the > necessary verifications. Place the main board to be assembled and find > edges. > > Then it will try to pick-up one component and if this does not work, it > will retry twice. On some machines, it may be possible to test a > component before placement. Then comes alignment using a first camera > and then placement using a second camera. Finally verification. > > Are there attempts already to drive a pick-and-place machine using Linux > CNC and a high-level language like Python? > > Kind regards, > Jean-Michel > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers > Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. Explore > techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and tuning. Get the most > from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users have you taken a look at OpenPnP http://openpnp.org it's written in java and communicates to Linuxcnc
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