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hostmot2-firmware 0.6 released

The main improvement since 0.5 is a new experimental xml format for describing bit files. There are no functional changes in the firmwares since 0.5. Packages for Ubuntu Hardy are on the linuxcnc.org package server. The files attached to this page may be useful to people using other OS distributions.

hostmot2-firmware 0.5

I'm pleased to announce the next release of the hostmot2 firmware packages. These packages are compatible with emc 2.3.5 and above, and will be the standard firmware packages for emc 2.4.

RELEASED: emc 2.3.5

I'm pleased to announce the next bugfix release in the emc 2.3 series, emc 2.3.5. A number of problems in earlier releases have been fixed.

The new packages are now available for Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" in the package repositories. Packages for Ubuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake" should follow within the next few days. If you have already installed an earlier 2.3.x version of emc, this will be offered as an update.

If you still have 2.2.8 or earlier installed, 2.3.5 will not be available as an automatic upgrade. For more information and installation/upgrade instructions, please see the wiki

git users can get this release by checking out the v2.3.5 tag (or follow bugfixes on v2_3_branch). Source tarballs are available from the package repository: http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/emc2.3/source

Many thanks to the people who have contributed bugfixes for this release.

Change since 2.3.4:

fix jog increments for mini
interpreter: detect gouging in last corner before turning off cutter comp
interpreter: fix another case of a skipped full-circle arc
task: fix toolchange at quill-up and g30 positions (SF#2941688)
stepconf: fix direction of 2nd and 3rd parports
configs: add smithy 516 sample configuration
image2gcode: respect current TLO and fixture settings
image2gcode: "extend image" crash on non-square image (SF#2947390)
documentation improvements
hostmot2: Accept "idrom v3" firmwares. these are the firmwares that will be released with emc 2.4.x.
axis: mitigate a memory leak each time a program is loaded or reloaded

hostmot2-firmware 0.4

The files on this page are experimental hostmot2 firmwares for the development version of emc2. For more information, see my post and followup. Update, 20100123: New 0.3 version works on 3x20, has debian packages.

RELEASED: emc 2.3.4

I'm pleased to announce the next bugfix release in the emc 2.3 series, emc 2.3.4. A number of problems with the last release have been fixed.

Zenbot is back in business

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Small circuitboard injects home switch signal into encoder cable

After weeks of not touching zenbot, I finally milled some circuit boards. Of course, they were for the zenbot itself.

RELEASED: emc 2.3.2

I'm pleased to announce a new bugfix release in the emc 2.3 series, emc 2.3.2. A number of problems in the 2.3.1 release were fixed. See below for a list.

Zenbot upgrades

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Zenbot's new servo motor

After some tiny little problems with ruined stepper drivers that I don't care to talk about, I kept moping on IRC until Sam found me these pittman dc servos and I ordered some, intending on upgrading the zenbot to servos.