Am 10.02.2014 um 22:22 schrieb Charles Buckley <rijrun...@gmail.com>:
> This leads into a more fundamental question down the road. > > Will the GUI be split from the Controller engine in the future? yes, I am working on exactly that. > So, we > would be able to connect in any environment with any skin to run the > engine, which would be on its own dedicated motherboard? this is the plan - to separate the RT/HAL/motion environment from the rest - Michael > > Charles Buckley > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Niemand Sonst <nie...@web.de> wrote: > >> 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. 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