Developing a Universal Numeric Control Based-on Linux Real-Time Software.
Date
2013Author
Dávila, Oscar
Pérez Rodríguez, Roberto
Garduño, Fernando
Ramírez Cadena, Miguel
Molina, Arturo
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Currently, there is a strong interest in the process of technological upgrading of
conventional machine tools to CNC machine tools, because of the advantages that this process o ers. The process of conversion to computerized numerical controls involves a huge e ort
in conceptualizing and control of the key components of each machine tool, including the
high cost of the hardware used. This paper presents the design of a software setup wizard,
to develop a Universal Numeric Control based-on Linux real-time, using universal numerical
controllers in open source. The developed software allows the generation of numerical controls
based on low-cost software for each machine tool converted, ensuring its universality. Describes
the system architecture, the core and all associated tools. The selection of components, the
G code preprocessor, di erent interpolation algorithms and various types of hardware options
allow the user to build speci c numerical controllers for each machine tool. We present two case
studies. The rst case concerns the generation of a numerical control for a conventional machine
tool. The second case study concerns the development of a numerical control for a reconfigurable
micro machine tool. Both cases showed the feasibility of using this numerical control generator
based-on low cost software.
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