I too have a Beagle with a xylotex cape just sitting there looking for a project.
One option I've thought of, and it might be ideal for that is scrap the hdmi and on board flash to get more I/O. Then connect an SPI 10" screen and the ability to support a key button matrix of up to say 64 buttons and an MPG. As a standalone 4 axis power feed controller with spindle speed/direction support. And the Ethernet support to make it look like say a 7i92 from the Linux perspective with UDP packets for control. With that you can run the mill in a partially automatic mode for manual type operations. Say a MACH type wizard for facing with depth per layer parameters. But, when you want that full CNC operation you plug the PC into the Ethernet connector (or Pi + Monitor/keyboard/mouse) and it's now a full LinuxCNC system. Probably not at the level of the MESA Ethernet units but adds that standalone concept that I'd call a ELS-MILL. John > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Murphy [mailto:robert.mur...@gmx.com] > Sent: June-14-21 9:01 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBoneBlack > > Ok Andy that sounds great. I�ll pull out the little beast and give it a whirl. > One question tho, will this build on Wheezy or do I need something �more� > modern. > It would be great to put the BBB and the breakout boards back into service, > even for an overkill project. > Cheers > Rob > > Composed with my Crayons > > > On 14 Jun 2021, at 22:57, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 08:32, Robert Murphy <robert.mur...@gmx.com> wrote: > >> > >> 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.. > > > > This sounds like it might be simple enough to do with a BBB and PRU > > stepgens or even with software stepgens on A BB or a Pi. > > > > I pulled PRU support into LinuxCNC some time ago, but nobody stepped > > forward to test it. (And without a BBB buildbot builder no packages > > are made) > > git checkout andypugh/bb_pru to try it out. > > > > > > > > -- > > 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, 1912 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
