From c669a7562c90219028b6f7ec74bf1ce56196f509 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simen Svale Skogsrud Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:31:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] updated readme --- readme.txt | 21 ++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt index a6dd47a..4f8d2c4 100644 --- a/readme.txt +++ b/readme.txt @@ -1,15 +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 -Goals: -* Runs on the atmega168 -* Runs on a standard Arduino -* Suitable for both milling and deposition fabrication (e.g. RepRap) -* Support GCode from common free and cheap CAM-packages right out of the box -* Optional support for a alphanumeric LCD readout, a joystick and a few buttons for program control -* 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 @@ -18,11 +9,15 @@ Status: * 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 +* Stepper pulses verified on scope and tested with stepper motors, motion and rates verified with simulator, + but not tested on real CNC-rig. Still waiting for my micRo kit from Lumenlab.com + +Pending: +* Optional support for a alphanumeric LCD readout, a joystick and a few buttons for program control +* Optional support for automated cutter length calibration when milling +* Support "headless" fabrication by buffering all code to SD-card or similar +* Smooth feed rate interpolation 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. - - -