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  • CNC Router: Controls II

    CNC Router: Controls II

    Part 1: CNC Router: Controls I LinuxCNC Configuration LinuxCNC has pretty comprehensive documentation. Unfortunately, linuxcnc-ethercat does not. After skimming through the handful of EtherCAT threads on the LinuxCNC forum, and poring over others’ EtherCAT configuration files I was finally able to wrap my head around how they relate together. Even better, managed to put together…

  • CNC Router: Controls I

    Introduction I’ve wanted to build myself a CNC router for a long time, at least since high school. Now, more than a decade later, I’m finally getting around to making it a reality. After weighing a few software options, I ended up choosing LinuxCNC since I already have experience in playing around with Linux and…