I suspect there is actually a lot of interest in being able to run multiple paths at the same time, but I also think it is likely a lot of development work to make it happen.
Dave On 9/24/2015 4:05 PM, Jerry Scharf wrote: > Dave, > > This is what I thought and after talking to the person, we can wait the few > days to get a separate system in for him. Everyone will be happy this way. > It's a small system so I am going the BBB/cape/machinekit way (I hate it > when the controller is larger than the machine.). > > Sounds like there is little interest in the remote gcode stuff, which is > fine. > > jerry > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Dave Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think everyone is trying to find a way to do what you want with the >> existing software. >> >> In order to run two different Gcode programs at the same time, you would >> need two gcode interpreters and two planners running at the same time. >> >> That is not possible with the existing software that I am aware of: >> LinuxCNC or Machinekit. >> >> If someone tells me I am wrong, I would be happy to test it. :-) >> >> That would be very nice to have for custom machines. As in the case of >> gantry machines that need to transfer parts to another a joining gantry >> machine where they could physically collide. >> >> The ability to plug in different interpreters and planners has been >> discussed on the Machinekit email list but I don't know how far that has >> progressed. >> Keep in mind that the ability to run different interpreters and planners >> as plug in's is much different than running multiple instances of >> interpreters and planners which is what you would like. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> On 9/24/2015 2:24 PM, Jerry Scharf wrote: >>> There is an axis for the second robot and the hal files are all set up. >>> This is about the python interface and running two separate motion >> commands >>> at the same time. If I can do that, then a simple threading system works, >>> otherwise it needs to be fancier... >>> >>> jerry >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Karlsson & Wang < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>>> ... >>>>> I now need to extend it to run two separate robots off the same >> linuxcnc >>>>> controller and receiver program. This brought up a question about the >>>>> python interface. >>>> Add an extra axis ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>>> >>> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
