Robert. Just saw you are Down under. Are you in aus or nz?
On Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 7:32 PM Robert Murphy <robert.mur...@gmx.com> wrote: > > Hi John, > > With regards to the BBB I was running MK (wheezy) on using the PRU, > which for my needs seemed to be ok, I didn't notice any graphics issues. > > The thing that turns me off MK is how it's split and so forth. > > The reason my interest has piqued is because I have a project on the go > that the BBB would be perfect for. I have a mini table saw that I'm > setting up to cut PCB sleepers for a model railway I'm building. Each > sleeper requires a few cuts, for very precise ones just enough to cut > through the copper. > > What I was thinking of is a simple GUI control the position of the > fence, and hooking a ESP32 (via ethernet) to do the motion > control.....There is a discussion on the forum regarding this. The code > is very experimental the moment but I think it could just work. > > Currently the Mill is controlled by a MESA 7i92 connected to 7i76, 7i73 > and a few other cards. This is all hooked up to a Odroid H2 plus. > > If the BBB isn't a viable solution I have a x86 based Atom Pi and a > RPi400, so a couple of options. > > The ELS sounds interesting having just built a "parts bin special", a > Myford ML7 bed (the bed is almost unworn) and a Super7 head stock (no > back gear, but the vfd should help) and various other S7 & ML7 parts > (complete ones are at stupid prices Down Under and many are rusted and > incomplete). So I guess adding a few steppers and ballscrews shouldn't > be too much of an issue. > > > Cheers > > Rob > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
