EMC2 running on Raspberry Pi?

Welcome to the wonderful world of TI, where datasheets must be read carefully because the most critical info is in a small footnote, if it is already there. Where datasheets say memory type X is supported but nobody can get it working. Where support is nonexistent if you did not exactly follow the reference design even if you can prove that signal timing is within spec. Where peripheral X works fine, but not in combination with peripheral Y unless you have revision 23 of the chip. Where...

Oh well, Broadcom and Marvell are even worse when you are not buying millions of chips per month.

I have done it.

Not sure if I am insane for doing it, if I actually get funding it will be so much work and hassle.

Maybe better if I do not get funding just for my own stress levels, but I thought I would try something big for once.

I used Indiegogo as it actually seemed a bit more flexible than kickstarter.

The project can be viewed here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/linuxcnc-drivers-for-raspberry-pi/

I feel like the project information is way too long, and may try to rewrite a little more concisely.

mungkie wrote: I have done it.

You are aiming for 10,000 backers? I can't help feeling that that seems a little ambitious.

andypugh wrote:

mungkie wrote: I have done it.

You are aiming for 10,000 backers? I can't help feeling that that seems a little ambitious.

Yes, I think I had a strategy in that, I am not really sure I want the hassle and work involved so 'think big and fail' :laugh:

Really the number is based on what the motor manufacturer told me for bulk discounts, and the thought that it will give me an idea of numbers that are actually interested in funding. I can then start another round of funding with a higher price but lower volumes. If I went for 1000 backers the price would end up around $200. When that option fails then finally I will try just asking for funding for the test hardware only and no one gets any perks and has to sort out their own hardware.

In case anyone is still interested in linuxcnc on the rpi1 I was trying to recover some work to use in tests on the rpi2 and decided to make up a tarball that should run fairly well.

I posted on a thread on the rpi forum last night:

www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php...09&p=700706&#p700706

direct download link is on a friends soundproofing web site soundproofingforum.co.uk/rpi_linuxcnc/linuxcnc-RT-rpi1.0.tbz

Hello,

Please update the page wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RaspberryPi

To new Raspberry Pi 3

www.stewright.me/2016/03/raspberry-pi-1-2-3-compared/

Thank you.