I've only just started trying to learn a little about realtime motion control so I don't have a good answer re: units. While a complete Star Trek-like plant console might be really cool, I suspect the investment would be hard to justify for a largely lights out application.
I don't need the resolution LinuxCNC provides, +/- 1/8 inch is probably totally adequate, but controlling a tool position in a finite 3D space seemed similar enough to a CNC router type application that LinuxCNC seemed like a good place to start learning about the options. Rick > On Aug 22, 2017, at 1:05 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 22 August 2017 at 18:01, Rick Gresham <rickgres...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I'm exploring options for a 3 axis controller similar in some ways to >> typical cnc router-like application. What may make my application unique is >> the size of the 3D space in which the tool operates: up to about 150' x 150' >> x 50'. In addition, I need to control tool changes and calculate/control >> fluid flow rates based on calculations applied to retrieved persistent data. > > There are no deliberate limits on the size of workspace of LinuxCNC, > so it ought to work. > What units would you want to display on the GUI? > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
