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AUTHOR
Vanoli R
INTERNET BASED DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN SOURCE LOW-COST CNC
In this paper we show how to realize a low-cost numerical system, based on an “open source” software called EMC (Enhanced Machine Control). First, we assembled a low cost CNC workstation with a remote control by means of an online computer with a webcam, as an example of the software's potentiality. Moreover, we translated a graphical user interface (AXIS), in co-operation with the international development community, in order to improve its userfriendliness.
A More Simple G-Code Programming within an Open Source CNC System
In this paper we introduce the utilization of a new CNC programming language, named O-Word, a way to implement several branching routines into the EMC interpreter. It opens new interesting possibilities to programmers who can build subroutines, loops, and conditionals while taking advantage of the interpreter's use of variables and computation. Therefore, it allows us to make pieces describing theirs features instead of tool's movements. We will demonstrate a new complex routine in order to show both the language syntax and its potential for advanced applications.