Re: general control thoughts

At 09:55 AM 11/28/2008, you wrote:
>Gentlemen,
>    My comments are not focused on real time. An analogy may be helpful.
>    In our shop we have 3 axis mills, 4 axis mills and 5 axis mills. I
>tell the shop to put everything on the 5 axis mills until they are
>full and then let the overflow (3 axis work) move to the 3 axis mills.
>I want all the machinists/operators to be as comfortable as possible
>when running the 5 axis machines. If we restricted the 5 axis machines
>to 'only' the 5 axis work the 5 axis machines would not be used as
>proficiently or easily. The '5 axis' machines would then be unfamiliar
>to the machinist/operator. The '5 axis' machines would be clouded in a
>'special' ethereal '5 axis fog'. This fog is real.
>    Olusegun Obode is trying to start and stop a motor with EMC2 as a
>school/work project. At the moment he has no need for real time
>control. He can start and stop the motor. He has feedback to the
>screen to tell him whether the contact is closed or open. His request
>now is for RF connection between his control (EMC2) and his contact. I
>have visited with him a few times. He has never mentioned 'real time'
>or anything remotely requiring real time. If EMC2 had a project using
>ethernet it would be a very simple matter to use wireless ethernet to
>complete his project. Any wireless path would be useful for Segun.
>    I mention Segun (shay goon') to make the point of using EMC2 for
>control of almost anything/everything.
>    The universal use of EMC2 would lead to a much easier 
> introduction to EMC2.
>    The application of EMC2 to many and various projects (not just real
>time) would lead to a clearing of the 'real time geek fog' surrounding
>this type of project. We need to take the IFM button off the keyboard.
>IFM is "It's F@*^ing Magic".
>    I have an IFM button on underneath side of my NCL keyboard but it