diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt index 2753c52..cee843b 100644 --- a/readme.txt +++ b/readme.txt @@ -1,14 +1,6 @@ Grbl - An embedded rs274/ngc (g-code) interpreter, CNC controller, readout and exerciser for the AVR series of microcontrollers. Inspired by the Arduino GCode Interpreter by Mike Ellery -Status: -* Linear interpolation machine control complete (Arc support in embryonic state) -* Buffered, non blocking, asynchronous stepping so the rest of the system is free to generate new steps and parse - g-code while the steppers are still steppin' -* GCode interpreter complete -* Basic serial protocol complete -* As of yet completely untested in a real environemnt. Still waiting for my micRo kit from Lumenlab.com - Goals: * Runs on the atmega168 * Runs on a standard Arduino @@ -18,6 +10,16 @@ Goals: * Optional support for automated cutter length calibration when milling * Support "headless" fabrication by buffering all code to SD-card or similar +Status: +* Runs on atmega168/arduino. +* GCode interpreter complete +* Linear interpolation machine control complete +* Arcs complete (no helices yet) +* Buffered, non blocking, asynchronous stepping so the rest of the system is free to generate new steps and parse + g-code while the steppers are still steppin' +* Basic serial protocol complete +* Runs on real hardware, pulses verified on scope. Not tested on actual stepper motors. Still waiting for my micRo kit from Lumenlab.com + Limitations: * Limited GCode-support. Focus on the kind of GCode produced by CAM tools. Leave human GCoders frustrated. * No rotation axes, only x, y and z.