LinuxCNC on RPI

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26 Jul 2019 23:32 #140699 by scotta
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I have started to post details on how I have been getting LinuxCNC up and running on Raspberry Pi.

scottalford75.github.io/LinuxCNC-on-RPi/


I started with Raspbian but soon moved to Arch Linux due to the out of date OpenGL libraries. I will also start to put up details on my development of spiPRU that turns a cheap 32bit 3D Printer control board into a PRU (programmable real-time unit) connected to the RPi via the SPI bus. This then gives hard real-time step generators for the RPi similar to the Beaglebone inbuilt RPU’s.

For <$150 it’s now possible to have a LinuxCNC system!

Scott

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27 Jul 2019 03:13 #140712 by Todd Zuercher
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If making swarf for the least amount of money is your goal, dumpster dived PC is usually cheaper.
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27 Jul 2019 06:12 #140719 by scotta
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Dollars not the main driver. Size and the challenge to get it to work. :) Always need a challenge to keep the interest going.

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27 Jul 2019 06:16 #140720 by pl7i92
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what rasperian did you choose

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27 Jul 2019 09:11 #140729 by tommylight
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what rasperian did you choose

Arch linux ! :)

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27 Jul 2019 11:13 #140739 by pl7i92
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my fault language problem the version of the hardware as there are many pi versions
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27 Jul 2019 21:16 #140771 by scotta
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Hardware currently is RPi 3B and 3B+. Would love to get my hands on a 4 as well to test the LinuxCNC component. spiPRU is based 100% on the BCM2835 driver library by Mike McCauley. Only using the SPI portion but in theory would also give GPIO access to rtapi. The RPi 4 might have a suitable base thread... maybe not..

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28 Jul 2019 15:53 #140807 by pl7i92
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the rapberryCNc club saying it is significant slower then the 3B version on printer setup

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03 Aug 2019 18:21 #141280 by Bari
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Are they building a preemp_rt kernel? Which kernel version?

How much space can i save by using a Rpi to control this vs a PC?
imgur.com/ey5VtXu



Just kidding. The Rpi4 has an integrated Ethernet controller so you should be able to use Mesa Ethernet cards to control stepper, servos and galvos.

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03 Aug 2019 21:13 #141297 by Hakan
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I have tested that. Works fine.

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