Tormach says they don't support path pilot on 3rd party equipment. It likely depends on specialized hardware so it would not run without modification and I don't think they have source code available.
But what they did should serve as an example of what an open source controller could look like. Mach 4 could serve as a second example. I think it is clear that end users should never have to edit a text file. Doing that makes you a developer. I think this provides us with a way to think about the current state of LinuxCNC and Machinekit. They are systems that requires further development by the user to install. Or they are not-quite complete systems, maybe like a cake mix, the user still has to add water stir and bake. On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 9:49 AM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > MACH3 apparently won't run on 64bit machines without a parallel port. > MACH4 > was supposed to be the successor and support more of the 64bit machines and > external stepper engines. Not only that they have a licensing method that > is tied to the hardware and more expensive for commercial systems. > In the Tormach case the LinuxCNC variant is probably tied to the motor > hardware so replacing the PC and installing Path Pilot can be done without > a > "Call Home" sequence. > > AS always. Follow the money. > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Martin Dobbins [mailto:tu...@hotmail.com] > > Sent: October-12-17 9:03 AM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] MachineKit on the BeagleBone Black > > > > It was in response to comparisons being made to commercial software such > as > > Apple, Microsoft, Google and Tormach. Money is not required to make > > progress, it sometimes makes it faster, though. > > > > > > The work that is going on right now to make Path Pilot run on any machine > that > > can run Linuxcnc makes me think of those people who make "hackintoshes". > > Apple's operating system is priced low compared to Microsoft's (and > arguably > > works better), but it is designed to work with Apple's hardware and if > someone > > wants to put it on a system that isn't Apple they have to think of work > arounds > > to persuade the software that it is running on Apple hardware. > > > > > > My guess is that Path pilot is probably easier to use than Mach 3 or Mach > 4 and > > easier for Tormach to support which is why they made the decision to > move > > away from their previous software offerings. I don't know the facts, but > I > > would bet that money made Path Pilot happen (relatively quickly) for > Tormach. > > > > > > Rather than run up against possible licensing issues, it would be nice to > see a > > reverse engineer of Path Pilot possibly with changes to make it even > better, that > > comes as another choice of user interfaces to add to those already > available. > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > On 11 October 2017 at 22:30, Martin Dobbins <tu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > What it needs is money, unfortunately. > > > > Why do you say that? We have got this far without any money. > > > > -- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > 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 > -- 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
