5 axis Build

jimmy111 wrote:

What is the purpose of the SSD? Additional memory for the FPGA? Or is it in lieu of a PC?

That is the hard-drive (equivalent) for the PC. We know that the tiny little Intel D510MO motherboard works nicely with EMC2, and with a PicoPSU and soiid-state hard drive it runs silently and fanlessly (so no moving parts)
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Show my D510 PC with the 5i23 on top, mounted on the back of the 17" touchscreen that my mill will be using.

You can use the Stepper Config Wizard if it is a basic stepper machine or take one of the sample configs or read the Integrators Manual and roll your own.

In 2.5 there will be a Servo Config Wizard for Mesa hardware.

John

I should have read back to the beginning of this thread...

I've been using 2.5 for 6 months on my Hardinge CHCN lathe... There might be a minor bug from time to time but mostly it is packed with new features. I started with the 5i20 sample config it was easy enough to change it to suit my needs. Also remember to run any of the pci type of configs you have to have the card installed so the config can find it.

The easiest way is to get the deb, the instructions for that are here buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ Also remember you need the real time kernel so the easy way for that is to install from the LiveCD.

John

The easiest way is to just download the LiveCD from here then add 2.5.

Post some photos when you get a chance.

John