Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-10 Thread Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE
There is a video of a machine placing 0604 parts from tape, and it seems to work, but there was no info, screen shots or other indications of what they were doing. Anyway, my Philips CSM84 works well, but I do miss having the accuracy of a vision system. If it eventually croaks, it might

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-09 Thread David Armstrong
On 08/11/13 22:06, Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE wrote: To be more precise, my pick-and-place machine really looks like a CNC. I am quite confident that it can be controlled by LinuxCNC. It has old connectors everywhere. What I am worried about is the overall software framework on top of

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-09 Thread Jon Elson
David Armstrong wrote: have you taken a look at OpenPnP http://openpnp.org it's written in java and communicates to Linuxcnc Looks interesting, but I can't see much indication of what they've accomplished. I browsed the Google group but couldn't see much there that really showed what they

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-09 Thread Marius Liebenberg
My impression as well. I found it very difficult to make head or tail out of what is going on there. On 2013/11/09 06:34 PM, Jon Elson wrote: David Armstrong wrote: have you taken a look at OpenPnP http://openpnp.org it's written in java and communicates to Linuxcnc Looks interesting,

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-09 Thread Jon Elson
Marius Liebenberg wrote: My impression as well. I found it very difficult to make head or tail out of what is going on there. There is a video of a machine placing 0604 parts from tape, and it seems to work, but there was no info, screen shots or other indications of what they were doing.

[Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-08 Thread Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE
Dear all, I am new to this list and would like to thank you for your hard work. Recently, I bought two STM pick and place machines, model Euro Placer 300, a French made pick and place. These are very old models from the 1990s running under DOS. Surprisingly, the machine is a very good and

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-08 Thread Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE
To be more precise, my pick-and-place machine really looks like a CNC. I am quite confident that it can be controlled by LinuxCNC. It has old connectors everywhere. What I am worried about is the overall software framework on top of LinuxCNC. Ideally, I would like to be able to use a high level

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-08 Thread andy pugh
On 8 November 2013 22:06, Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE jmpo...@gooze.eu wrote: What I am worried about is the overall software framework on top of LinuxCNC. Ideally, I would like to be able to use a high level language. It is possible in principle. G-code it just one way to get motion commands to

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-08 Thread Jon Elson
Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE wrote: What I am worried about is the overall software framework on top of LinuxCNC. Ideally, I would like to be able to use a high level language. The big problem with this is error recovery. I have a Philips CSM84, a similar tank-like construction machine of

Re: [Emc-users] Converting a Euro placer pick-and-place machine to LinuxCNC

2013-11-08 Thread Jon Elson
andy pugh wrote: On 8 November 2013 22:06, Jean-Michel Pouré - GOOZE jmpo...@gooze.eu wrote: What I am worried about is the overall software framework on top of LinuxCNC. Ideally, I would like to be able to use a high level language. It is possible in principle. G-code it just one