Hi Phil,
Kinda what I said too. Cost wise I don't think there's a difference. It comes
down to mentality. One user stated he went Acorn because the parent company
runs real CNC. Whatever that means.
I still think the biggest obstacle to LinuxCNC is the first 5 letters of the
name. Doesn’t
On Tue, 6 Sep 2022, John Dammeyer wrote:
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2022 18:25:11 -0700
From: John Dammeyer
Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'"
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Acorn CNC
Hi Ralph,
The reason I ask is the replies are often like yours with
My hard and fast answer for why LinuxCNC would, again, come down to cost. A
coofun GK41 mini pc has more than enough gusto to drive a Mesa board and if
you have the right link on Amazon, will run you $169 before the United
States of Legalized Extortion take their cut. A Mesa 7i96S is $149 and
provi
Actually Phil you and Sam have both answered the question. I'm trying to avoid
the preaching to the choir answers because then it's a Ford verse Chevy
argument and they both have 4 wheels and a steering wheel.
I could not have gotten my system up and running with Acorn and I had to bail
on MAC
Hi Ralph,
The reason I ask is the replies are often like yours with an incorrect
assessment of features.
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy/images/centroid_acorn_cnc_controller.pdf
I think 8 inputs is quite different from the 3 home inputs you mentioned. A
quadrature encoder input for spi
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
I have almost stopped evangelizing linuxcnc... (almost) People are going
to use what they are going to use. I just try to put out how cool and
flexible linuxcnc is..
The acon is really one of the few hobby grade controllers that can thread
and rigid tap. Plus you have the history of the centro
On 9/6/22 19:06, John Dammeyer 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 requi
What kind of machine does the potential Acorn buyer plan to control?
Most of these newer controls are aimed at vanilla 3-axis cartesian
machines. They generate step/dir pulses, and have three home inputs,
and not a lot else. LinuxCNC really shines when you have more complex
I/O needs, unusual k
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 sys
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