On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 6:48 AM, Andy Evans <a...@evanspt.com> wrote: > Greetings Folks,
> What I seek advice on, is adding a robot to load/unload work pieces in > our existing machine. Specifically, can we or should we try to run an > additional four or five axes from our existing controller? Pros and cons > of having a second instance of L-CNC running the robot, and how to have > one controller or the other slave? Does the robot run as if it where a machine tool? That is, you command it to go to some location and it does, or does the robot use some kind of sensor for feedback like vision or force? In the first case, run a second copy of EMC. If yu are using sensor feedback, post details, the answer is a lot more complex. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users