Morning all, Thank you for being here too. Yesterday the power went out during a cutting process, My piece was somewhere close to completion and I didn't want...
I just edit the nc file, delete what's already been done, then save to a new file. When doing a really long run, I usually periodically jot down an XY...
... was ... V 4 is suposed to <grin> Remove the cutter. First, back-up (copy) your file to save it intact. put in M00 about where you expected the last fully...
There is at least one supplier in each country. Olimex is fine if you can pay high shipping or wait the weeks for delivery. Plated thru holes, silk screen and...
... Guys, please take another look at this. You now have an easy to use, almost no PC hardware requirements, software. The Version 4 is going to be an...
Don: V5 is a working name for an entirely new product that's on a distant horizon. V4 is intended to be the base for all future DOS releases. It takes us near...
But what about using Jon Elson's board - I think it can do 300, 000 steps per sec, about 20 i/o's (optoisolated) and $200 price tag - hooks to a parport. Alex ...
BTW, Jon Elson's board also works as a servo controller - its hard to beat for the price/performance. I'm not on a commission from Jon - just a pure...
Alex: It's something we will look into. Final decisions as to what we will support in V5 are quite a ways into the future. As it stands we are tightly...
Tony, thank you for an update - very glad that you are on top of things! Just want to point out that Jon indicated that he is willing to contribute his time...
Shipping's going to kill me no matter where I order from. Cost of being in Hawaii. I wish the local Radio Shack still stocked bare PCB. They still stock the ...
Hi, Don: Like you, I'm quite happy with a DOS product and have no real desire to change it just for the sake of following Microsoft's technology. However ...
Jerry, just want to point out again, that USC can be used in a conjunction with any 386SBC (extra $120) which , in turn, networked to a master with Gui ( can...
Hi Steve! I never denied that I am crazy! ;-))) It is crazy ideas that sometimes create improvements or disaster! Did you know that Hindenburg skin was made of...
Something else to keep in mind during all this: Software doesn't keel over and die, and the registration for TCNC is permanent. If v.3 has all the features...
Hi Jerry, If you guys have reached a crossroads and are looking at an extensive rewrite of TCNC, then here are some thoughts that I'd like to toss out to you....
The hardware you're describing is basically what the G2002 does. You send it motion commands and it generates the pulse trains to the motors. As far as...
... Obviously true... ... That's a rather self limiting statement. We should never improve because everyone else might not? Thus everyone else cannot because...
Just want to point out that in this respect USC of Jon Elson is more advanced since it has a feedback loop either in stepper or servo mode, coming from an...
Tom You'll get your wish (somewhat) in V4. 9999 variables If-then (use this to create do-while for-next etc) User Prompts This is great for those writing...
I can understand why the TCNC folks are looking into alternative platforms and I can also understand why some want to stay on DOS. A few points, parallel ports...
A USB to parallel port converter won't work with CNC software as the converter will not maintain the critical timing generated by the CNC software. Peter...
I thought I take a break and read some postings. I am shocked to find that TCNC group is even thinking of going the windblows route! Me thinks not to full...
... being ... stock the ... Nope. As Dave mentioned earlier, shipping from Olimex is either expensive or slow. Well, at $40 for Express Mail, it's really not...
... I think that you'll like Rel-4. ... This sounds awfully much like the G2002 + either Gecko's or Jeff's (or any other Step/Dir) controller. Except, the...
... Almost - it generates pulse trains to the motor drives ... Any new language features will be in addition to G-Code, not as a replacement for it. ... Not...
... Nooooo, that's not entirely what I'm saying. If you extend G-code (what v.4 is doing), you're moving ahead without abandoning a defacto standard. You can...
... windblows route! ... first attracted to TCNC, was because it ran on a computer that was long forgotten and looked at with disgust and petty. I couldn't...
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