ubuntu 14.04.1 linuxcnc help

Andy wrote

I think you can just create a stepconf configuration for each machine.

Which is what I will do then if Jedicut dose not work out

Gantry beam will be removable so CNC can be used as 4 axis foam cutting CNC. Foam cutting can be done with Linuxcnc but I want to try a windozes program called Jedicut, (opensource, freeware}. Jedicut dose not use gcode dose not require limit switches and will work over USB using a homemade USB to parallel port dongle that off loads timeing to arduino in dongle. VM has USB support so dongle will work. The advantage of Jedicut is there is no need for CAM software you go from drawing straight to CNC

Andy Thanks for your help

Tim

Andy
One more question,
Stepconf dose not have choice for Gantrykins X, Y1, Y2, Z, A axise's setup.
So would I chose X,Y,Z, A in Stepconf and alter or
Just choose gantry-hs in Confiuration Selector and add A axis to INI file and HAL file

Tim

Andy
After thinking about it, I am guessing I will need to create confi's for both and combine some info form both config's
am I correct

Tim

tjmarch wrote: Stepconf dose not have choice for Gantrykins X, Y1, Y2, Z, A axise's setup.

You didn't say you wanted to use gantrykins....

To set things up per your drawing, you just allocate more than one parallel port pin to be Y-axis-step etc.

Andy
I did mention Gantrykins in post:

forum.linuxcnc.org/forum/9-installing-li...help?start=110#66666

But that was not a direct conversation with you sorry about confusion

And Thanks for the help
Tim

tjmarch wrote: I did mention Gantrykins

If you want to use Gantryjkins then I strongly recommend using the joints-axes branch.

forum.linuxcnc.org/forum/49-basic-config...ation?start=20#66683