Hallo Charles, for use with PC, I could try to adaped gmoccapy surface to suit your needs. You just need to tell me what you need. Marius did that resulting in the plasma screen of gmoccapy.
Unfortunately I am not come so far, to reduce the CPU load very much, but I am working on that part. Norbert Am 10.02.2014 18:10, schrieb Charles Steinkuehler: > On 2/10/2014 6:54 AM, Steve wrote: >> I am interested in using EMC2 to control a 3D printer. I have searched >> the archives and gone thru the wiki and couldn't find any EMC2 >> conversions dedicated to driving a 3D printer. I saw the rep-strap >> versions but the printers appear to be modified versions of a CNC mill >> or small router. I am interested in replacing the Arduino controller >> with EMC2 driving a dedicated printer. Ideally the set up for EMC would >> be similar to modules already in place for a stepper motor based mill. >> Unfortunately my skills ly on the mechanical side and as such don't know >> enough about code writing to dig into EMC2 and make the changes myself. > Replacing an Arduino with LinuxCNC is straight-forward. LinuxCNC simply > sees the 3D printer as a 4-axis machine. The only slight complication > is providing for temperature control. This can be done in a variety of > ways ranging from fully external thermostats to several different > control options in LinuxCNC and HAL. > > The CAM path for 3D printing with LinuxCNC requires a bit of tweaking, > and you have to be careful if using LinuxCNC for temperature control (be > careful, the easy to use custom M1xx codes cause LinuxCNC to come to a > full stop while the M-code is executing, creating 'blobs' on the > resulting prints). > > I've been working mostly with the BeagleBone, but lots of the issues > I've encountered with 3D printing (like the M-Code "pause", and getting > "RepRap" flavor gcode running on LinuxCNC) apply to LinuxCNC in general, > regardless of the platform you're running on. You'll find some useful > posts on my blog, along with BeagleBone specific details that only apply > if you're moving away from the PC: > > http://bb-lcnc.blogspot.com/ > > ...including links to several videos of LinuxCNC controlling a 3D > printer. In fact, my first 3D printing video uses LinuxCNC running on a > standard PC with software step-gen and a parallel port interface: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqnAU1g5Rys > > ...which I directly wired into the RAMPS printer control board using a > small circuit built onto an Arduino prototype shield. The interface is > mostly direct wires except for an I2C interface and an ADC to read the > thermistor temperature. Details are on github: > > https://github.com/cdsteinkuehler/LinuxCNC-RepRap > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Android™ apps run on BlackBerry®10 > Introducing the new BlackBerry 10.2.1 Runtime for Android apps. > Now with support for Jelly Bean, Bluetooth, Mapview and more. > Get your Android app in front of a whole new audience. Start now. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=124407151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android™ apps run on BlackBerry®10 Introducing the new BlackBerry 10.2.1 Runtime for Android apps. Now with support for Jelly Bean, Bluetooth, Mapview and more. Get your Android app in front of a whole new audience. Start now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=124407151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
