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Raspberry Pi
PekkaNF:
--- Quote from: John Stevenson on March 01, 2012, 02:51:13 PM ---Thoughts.
It runs a form of Linux.
It maybe can run a form of EMC ?
When I was speaking to Art Fenarty, of Mach3 fame, a month or so ago he says he can see no reason why it couldn't drive a machine.
John S.
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Now...that calls something that rhymes with clacking bell! That might convert me to bad evil NC.
PekkaNF
kwackers:
--- Quote from: John Stevenson on March 01, 2012, 02:51:13 PM ---Thoughts.
It runs a form of Linux.
It maybe can run a form of EMC ?
When I was speaking to Art Fenarty, of Mach3 fame, a month or so ago he says he can see no reason why it couldn't drive a machine.
John S.
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My thoughts exactly. I looked at the EMC source a while ago with a view to porting it onto something and remember thinking it was a bit of a dogs dinner though...
(Although it might not be such an issue since it'd be going straight onto another linux platform.)
It'd also be pretty good for DRO's. LCD monitors are pennies - especially second hand. Nice big bright displays...
There's not a lot you couldn't use one for, it's tanking along at a decent speed and has the right sorts of hardware on there, give it a year or two and I think the web will be full of stuff for it.
raynerd:
Without the parallel port already on there, what could you do?
Chris
Swarfing:
The problem with adding a parallel port via the usb socket is that you are addressing the usb port and not the parallel port. So the controller software would need to be able to speak with that. It won't be real time?
You could use something like USBCNC possibly but the only software is Windoze only?
John Stevenson:
Why restrict yourself to what's already out there.
All it needs is a Linux / USB front end. Remember what we are using now didn't exist 10 years ago.
That the whole idea about these things to get a new generation, with fresh idea to start programming.
CNC looks to get interesting
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