I thought path pilot started using a Linuxcnc fork from machine kit? Centroid is appealing to new users because of a few reasons: ease of setup (no hal), conversational (although not great) and a unified ecosystem of hardware and software, with the ability to find a plug and play centroid unit for almost every budget and type of machine (acorn, oak, all in one dc). Plus, their macro logic is more fanuc-like from what I've seen (includes the dreaded GOTO)
The selling point of LinuxCNC is price point and available power, if you're willing to put in the time to learn. Not many people want to learn how to configure hal/classicladder and pncconf has fallen behind and has acquired some bugs to keep from working properly (can't add USB devices without it locking up). With a well documented setup like a 7i75e, gecko g540 or a c10 chinabob, it's not crazy to say you can have motors moving in a couple of hours but again, not many people want to spend the time messing with hal configs. If there were more graphic based setup options, like the ones in crap3, it might be more user friendly for beginners. I'm not answering your question, I'm sure, but I'm giving insight from both sides. I like LinuxCNC and the people involved are all great, but from a general standpoint, the stumbling block is the learning curve but the benefits are aplenty for those who want to learn. Phil T. The Feral Engineer Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: www.patreon.com/theferalengineer Order one of the coolest label makers on the market at http://labelworks.epson.com, use coupon code "theferalengineer" and receive 20% off of your order 🙂 On Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 8:12 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > If I was to offer an reason to go LinuxCNC to someone who is attracted to > an Acorn system what would I say. Other than the Acorn is really just a > cape for a BeagleBone Black. But the user interface is all via Ethernet so > a PC of some sort is still required. > > There appear to be so many CNC systems out there now. Even LinuxCNC now > suffers from too many user interfaces to the point where is the Tormach > really still LinuxCNC or is it something different too? > > Comments? > John > > > > "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" > Automation Artisans Inc. > www dot autoartisans dot com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
