Some corrections..... The parallel port driver for Mach4 (Darwin) will sell for $25.00
Lua (the scripting language used by Mach4) is an open source language and the only relationship to Microsoft is that it will run in a Windows environment, along with many others including Linux. http://www.lua.org/about.html Steve Stallings > -----Original Message----- > From: sam sokolik [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 5:01 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Conditional code- GOTO > > You also forget to mention that to get the industrial version > of mach4 > you are going to pay $1000 -$2000. (which isn't that much > but a whole > lot more than zero...) > > If you go for the 'hobby' version of mach4 you don't get the > fanuc style > macroB language extensions. So as I under stand it - you are > stuck with > the mach3 style language that has no conditionals and such (ie - > linuxcnc before owords - which is what Art started with). > $200+ more if > you want the printer port module - otherwise you need to buy external > motion hardware. (which is usually more than mesa, pico or other > linuxcnc supported hardware with less flexibility) > > I still get a kick out of 'needing to be a programmer' to use > linuxcnc.. Mach4 is supposedly a lot more flexible to modify. Guess > what you have to use - lua - a microsoft programming > language.. Before > that you had to use 'brains' which was some sort of vb like > language.. > I just don't understand.. I have setup many many machines without > having to do any 'programming' with linuxcnc. > > Correct me if I am wrong.. (my rant must be on today) > > sam > > > > > > > On 10/03/2014 01:21 PM, Ron Ginger wrote: > > Mach4 has GOTO in the industrial version. Here is a short > snip of how it > > works. > > > > (IF INITIAL FEEDRATE IS OMITTED) > > IF [#8 NE #0] GOTO20 > > #8 = #9 > > N20 > > > > seems pretty handy to me, and quite clear to read. > > > > ron ginger > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > > Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer > > Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box > PCI DSS Reports > > Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper > > Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/41 > 40/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer > Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI > DSS Reports > Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper > Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/41 > 40/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance Requirements with EventLog Analyzer Achieve PCI DSS 3.0 Compliant Status with Out-of-the-box PCI DSS Reports Are you Audit-Ready for PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance? Download White paper Comply to PCI DSS 3.0 Requirement 10 and 11.5 with EventLog Analyzer http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154622311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
