CNC remote control
CNC-control is a fully Open Source microcontroller based USB CNC remote control device. All hardware specification and firmware is freely available for download under libre license (GPL).
Features
- Connected through USB to the CNC machine (LinuxCNC driver available).
- Up to 6 linear and 3 angular axes.
- Continuous or incremental jogging though buttons.
- Incremental jogging though torque encoder.
- Configurable feed override potentiometer.
- Master spindle control.
- Motion-halt button (soft-estop).
- Configurable twohand (deadman) switch.
- Displaying of machine state on the LCD (axis position, feed, etc...).
- Easily configurable though LinuxCNC HAL file.
- Easily extensible (completely open source under libre license).
- Firmware update through USB.
FAQ
- Q: Why isn't there a real emergency stop switch?
A: A real emergency stop switch cannot be implemented through USB. A real estop would require an additional hardware wire to the CNC machine's motion controller. However, there is a software motion-stop switch, which stops all machine motion within the constraints of USB and userspace HAL component latencies.
Download
- cnc-control release 1.0: cnc-control-1.0.tar.bz2 / PGP signature
- Older cnc-control releases can be found here.
Latest bleeding edge cnc-control can be downloaded using the Git version control software by issuing the following command:
git clone git://git.bues.ch/cnc-control.git
To browse the Git repository online, go to the gitweb interface.
LinuxCNC integration
See the README file in the software package for information on LinuxCNC integration.
License / Copyright
Copyright (C)
Michael Büsch
Licensed under the terms of the
GNU General Public License version 2
.
See the sourcecode for details.
Updated: Tuesday 06 March 2012 11:52 (UTC)