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March 16, the ninth Munich (Shanghai) Electronics Fair (ePC) at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre begins, the relative in 2009, the scale of either the fair or exhibition area greatly enhance both the number of exhibitors, 350 exhibiting companies have equal shares in the domestic and overseas manufacturers.

As the well-known electronic components and test equipment distributors, Shiqiang Telecommunications second time ePC, the new NEC display solutions for several major electronics concern, while those from high-tech variety of Anwar products are also great interest the audience.

In the scene, Shiqiang staff presented to the audience of these hot products and solutions specific performance and application examples.

Based on NEC Electronics car dashboard solution

As a professional supplier of instrument panel chips, NEC Electronics dashboard program in China has an absolute advantage, and the Munich (Shanghai) s sake, show strong telecommunications car dashboard display program used is NEC Electronics 78K0 core The new generation D × 2 series of 8-bit microcontroller, the 8-bit microcontroller in adhering to the previous generation product D × 1, while the good quality, an increase of LVI, POC, ZPD, and other new features, and prices realized in low side instrument panel market expectations.

Function, D × 2 car dashboard with the program can support both CAN bus CAN type and do not use the harness type, suitable for driving four meter pointer, Water temperature gauge, fuel gauge, speedometer and tachometer. In order to provide better technical support to customers, Shiqiang Telecom also has full-time automotive FAE, according to the different needs of our customers to provide the source code and hardware reference design support.

Use of NEC Electronics uPD78F0712 band position sensor PMSM180 ° sine wave drive solution

NEC Electronics this motor solution for advanced two-phase modulation techniques, switching loss by 30%, speed range of 6 ~ 420HZ, with overvoltage protection, undervoltage protection, overcurrent protection, locked rotor protection and phase protection , temperature protection, PWM initialization fault protection fault protection and IPM, immediately after a fault into the protected status of self-recovery after 10 seconds into the start, to start running. Parameter adjustment is simple, suitable for different programs without a sense of brushless motors, the current obtained by Shiqiang telecommunications software, hardware reference designs, as well as on-site technical support.

Audience and Shiqiang exchange NEC Electronics Engineers Motor Solutions

In addition, from NEC Electronics, LED lighting solutions and fluorescent dimming program display.

Concern about the safety of Hua Gaoguang coupling and motor control products

Anwar has been a high-speed high-isolation and motor control of the industry leaders, their products in the field of attention, is also high. The display by the Shiqiang telecommunications is a high-speed optocoupler isolation wide temperature range, high common mode rejection ratio, low power consumption, speed up 50MBd the single multi-CMOS optocouplers, Avago introduced according to the present for automotive line introduced a variety of high-speed auto standard isolation products.

On-site display gate driver optocoupler with high common mode rejection ratio, VCE protection features such as high voltage, drive current up to 5A, used in MOS tube, IGBT’s pre-driver, low-power direct-drive motor, In recent years, introduced a single power supply for the product.

In addition, the site also used for analog signal sampling coupler and so the linear variety of products, their industrial products for signal isolation, industrial control systems and network products to provide highly reliable isolation protection.

Anwar high performance motion control products as excellent, according to Shiqiang to the staff, based on Avago’s advanced electronic technology, encoder, encoding modules and motion control IC products to meet the complex application required for the accuracy, reliability and high-performance requirements for designers to develop complex motion sensing applications in a very convenient, has been widely used in textile and sewing equipment, elevators, automated process control equipment, automated office equipment, flow metering areas motion detection and control.

Tags: concern, control, Electronics, Motor, Munich, opening, products, Show

The original controller board and the software comes with the small machine that I imported from China wasn’t very good and not user friendly. So, I replaced it with a CNC card(I’m selling it) and driven it by Mach3. It’s much faster and it can do both engraving and cutting. But user must familiar with CAD system like Mach3,ArtCam and should be good in CorelDraw or some other graphic utlity. This machine is not good for ‘no tech’ user. But with the modified version, user can do much more than the original system!

Tags: control, Cutting, Driving, engraving, laser, Mach2, mach3, Machine

Mercedes-Benz-just the mere mention of this automobile manufacturer conjures up images of the ultimate in eliteness. Indeed, Edmunds.com reports that “Mercedes-Benz has long been known for crafting vehicles that emphasize luxury and refinement. For many, its vehicles are sleek symbols of status, success and achievement.”

Mercedes-Benz doesn’t just cater to the car connoisseur, though. Since 1928, Mercedes-Benz’s special protection unit has been making luxury limousines that are specially armored for heads of state, royal dignitaries, industrial and business moguls. With such VIPs behind its wheels, this elite automobile manufacturer carries significant responsibility on its shoulders and a lot hinges on its reputation.

It’s no wonder then that Mercedes-Benz puts its vehicles through rigorous testing processes. A recently conducted examination of the automobile manufacturer included a ride comfort testing station. This station was designed and built by Moog FCS, using its expertise in motion controls, high-performance flight simulation and testing systems for automotive, aviation and aerospace,.

A press release issued by Moog FCS reported, “The challenge addressed by Moog FCS was to validate the predicted values of ride and handling characteristics produced by digital simulation. This testing approach forms part of Mercedes-Benz’ first foray into digital car prototyping.”

The press release went on to say, “The Moog FCS Suspension Test Rig employs FasTEST software. … FasTEST offers a full application suite for the automotive testing market, featuring a revolutionary iteration strategy and unique time saving features, as well as sophisticated fatigue analysis and vibration control software.

Although it’s not likely something the average Mercedes-Benz driver likely thinks about, the smooth ride they experience owes thanks to vibration control technology … and luxury automobiles are just one of the industries that take advantage of such technology. In fact, other sectors leveraging vibration control functionality include computer disk drives, aerospace and military electronics, just to name a few.

Custom-molded rubber and rubber-to-metal bonded parts afford unparalleled noise and vibration control. In its Mercedes-Benz testing procedure, Moog FCS’s evaluation may very well include an assessment of the quality and reliability of the vibration control rubber parts that are used by the luxury vehicle manufacturer. Among the vibration control options available to those who rely on the technology are the rubber Vibro-Insulators® line. These vibration control insulators come in a variety of styles and sizes in order to handle most vibration isolation problems. Most of the mount styles available are designed to be used in either the compression or shear direction.

When attending to its vibration control needs, a renowned corporation like Mercedes-Benz would turn to a world leader in rubber molding and rubber-to-metal bonding. A producer of custom molded rubber and rubber-to-metal bonded parts, including a Vibro-Insulator® line of isolators and mounts, can best attend to the noise, vibration and shock control needs of even the world’s most recognized manufacturer of luxury automobiles.
Produced with either natural rubber or neoprene elastomers, depending on the application, rubber Rubber Vibro-Insulators® are good for most industrial applications and are resistant to oil. These two advantages make them particularly amenable to the specific needs of the automobile industry.

Tags: Behind, control, Just, MercedesBenz, Reputation, Technologies, Vibration

Avid gaming fans who have discovered about “Project Natal” have perhaps noticed that it was recently re-christened to now be identified as Xbox Kinect. This is a new development from Microsoft that will introduce a whole new level of gaming for all Xbox users. This gaming system will work with a innovative 3D camera and even gesture recognition software that will transport game enthusiasts in to a modern gaming world, by mimicking their physical behaviour in the true world, which will then transport directly into the game. The best part of this innovation is that you have to use your entire body movements along with your fingers and eyes. This details was presented when the Xbox Kinect made its introduction in Los Angeles in front of an invitation-only audience.

By personalising the services of the well-known circus group, Cirque du Soleil services, Microsoft introduced this incredibly new product with an amazing extravagance. The event was attended by VIP’s, the press and even many Hollywood celebrities and was held last June 13, 2010, Sunday. Cirque du Soleil’s performance lasted a mere 45 minutes but the circus troupe spent months of planning and hundreds of hours of practicing to perfect the program. 76 musicians, acrobats, clowns plus dancers were made in for the event. Other highlights include huge projection screens spanning the length of an entire football field as well as a 40-foot logo of the Xbox. The event planners as well developed an elephant that was twenty five feet high. Here many projectors were set up.

The event was held inside the Galen Centre. A small artificial forest was made inside the area also where hypnotic and amazing drumbeats started. The event’s guests were treated to displays that featured high tech living rooms mounted on rotating bases, and streaking meteorites falling down to Earth, A puppet show inspired by Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect was also on display.

Microsoft will not say much more about the system, which is believed to be a wise marketing move with the intention that supporters of the Xbox 360 and even other games consoles will be left seeking more. They introduced Xbox Kinect as a simple device which can be plugged into Xbox easily. This is very good news for those folks who are currently rather pleased with the amount of games that they have got for the old Xbox, and even don’t actually want to acquire a totally new gaming console just to be able to try this latest one.

Microsoft’s headline came at a quite good time since Sony as well introduced the launch of a latest motion tracking controlling device for the successful Sony Playstation 3. This means that the two systems will be in direct competition with each other as well as with Nintendo’s phenomenally successful wii console. The Xbox 360 connect is different amid the 3 consoles in that it does not require a control or any other peripheral aside from the camera to monitor action. This means that Xbox 360 Kinect games can, quite possibly, be very different from the motion-controlled games in other consoles.

Although a specific price was not provided, analysts estimate that the Xbox Kinect will be released within the price range of around 50$-200$ Executives from gaming organizations have as well shared that an approximate number of 15 games will be obtainable upon the launch of the game come this November.

If you’re thinking that the Kinect is going to be just another novelty gadget that is not worth investing in, you should also know that the world’s leading video game makers are also planning to release various hardware products that a player can use with the Xbox Kinect, further enhancing the experience of total gaming immersion.

No additional aspects were presented, simply because it seems like every person is determined to hold it hush-hush. If you are really excited to know more about this amazing gaming console, then you should wait till November 2010 till it is introduced in public.

Tags: Console, control, gaming, Kinect, Microsoft's, Motion, Revolutionary, system, XBOX

When you begin a home business, forget all the free time and endless vacations many people talk about. Your primary focus is going to be on making enough money to survive. One of the biggest problems new home business owners face is confusing income with profit and it is the profit that will determine if you are successful or not. There is money to be made in a home business, but if you cannot control the expenses, you may not survive on the home front for very long. Alternative home based businesses that require not start-up costs such as Yuwie for example are a great place to start.

Little things that may seem insignificant when you worked for someone else can quickly add up and detract from your ability to survive financially. To begin with your office is now in your home and you will need to treat the home, and its associated expenses, as part of the cost of doing business. One of the biggest expenses you will have is utilities and if you can reduce utility costs for the home, you automatically reduce your cost of doing business.

Most states have competition among suppliers of gas and electric and searching out the company that offers the lowest price and best service may save you a few bucks every month. A couple of dollars may not seem like a lot of money when viewed in the overall picture of running the home business, but over time can up to significant savings. While looking at your utility costs, consider how many lights you leave on when you are not in the room. It is a common error by most families and one the savings devices could be automatic motion switches.

Motion detectors built into the light switches turn on the light when a person enters the room and shuts them off shortly after they leave. This can be a beginning to reducing energy consumption and lowering the bills. Try switching to energy saving fluorescent bulbs that are as bright as incandescent bulbs and although they cost a little more are more energy efficient and should last longer.

Ask yourself if you really need to heat at 72-degrees in the winter. Knocking a couple of degrees off the thermostat may save another couple of dollars a month and with the reduced energy bill you may be able to go out to lunch once in awhile. Speaking of lunch, there really is no need to venture out to the restaurant or even a fast-food joint for a burger. You have a completely equipped kitchen and refrigerator in which your lunch can be stored and prepped.

Do not get caught up in the convenience of online postage companies. Many of them charge a monthly fee, even id you do not use the service. They can run as high as $15 a month just so the service is available. Buy stamps when you are out and save that service fee. You may also not need the movie channels on your cable. You are going to be too busy operating your home business to enjoy many movies and they only distract you when you are supposed to be working.

There are many home based business that cost little or zero start up capital. One such program is called Yuwie, it has no start up fees and will get you going on the path of at least learning the ins and outs of internet marketing if this is your choice. Yuwie is a social network that pays it’s users.

Leveraging the internet you can really keep advertising costs to a minimum with classified ads and blogging both of which are powerful promotional tools and cost no money to use.

Tags: business, control, Expenses, home

When you begin a home business, forget all the free time and endless vacations many people talk about. Your primary focus is going to be on making enough money to survive. One of the biggest problems new home business owners face is confusing income with profit and it is the profit that will determine if you are successful or not. There is money to be made in a home business, but if you cannot control the expenses, you may not survive on the home front.

Little things that may seem insignificant when you worked for someone else can quickly add up and detract from your ability to survive financially. To begin with your office is now in your home and you will need to treat the home, and its associated expenses, as part of the cost of doing business. One of the biggest expenses you will have is utilities and if you can reduce utility costs for the home, you automatically reduce your cost of doing business.

Most states have competition among suppliers of gas and electric and searching out the company that offers the lowest price and best service may save you a few bucks every month. A couple of dollars may not seem like a lot of money when viewed in the overall picture of running the home business, but over time can up to significant savings. While looking at your utility costs, consider how many lights you leave on when you are not in the room. It is a common error by most families and one the savings devices could be automatic motion switches.

Motion detectors built into the light switches turn on the light when a person enters the room and shuts them off shortly after they leave. This can be a beginning to reducing energy consumption and lowering the bills. Try switching to energy saving fluorescent bulbs that are as bright as incandescent bulbs and although they cost a little more are more energy efficient and should last longer.

Ask yourself if you really need to heat at 72-degrees in the winter. Knocking a couple of degrees off the thermostat may save another couple of dollars a month and with the reduced energy bill you may be able to go out to lunch once in awhile. Speaking of lunch, there really is no need to venture out to the restaurant or even a fast-food joint for a burger. You have a completely equipped kitchen and refrigerator in which your lunch can be stored and prepped.

Do not get caught up in the convenience of online postage companies. Many of them charge a monthly fee, even id you do not use the service. They can run as high as $15 a month just so the service is available. Buy stamps when you are out and save that service fee. You may also not need the movie channels on your cable. You are going to be too busy operating your home business to enjoy many movies and they only distract you when you are supposed to be working.

Tags: business, control, Expenses, home

ATMega328P-based direct replacement boards for standard and ¼ scale rc-servos that will allow for full PID speed / position control of your servomotor. Motion profiles are of course supported and with a contol loop closing at 1Khz you will never be ‘out of place’. The second generation of our Supermodified™ boards comes with 12-bit position encoding translating to 0.08° increments. The Magnetic Encoder (MagEnc™) is mounted directly onto your servo’s output shaft and hence the backlash is acounted for! Powered by Freescales MC33887 IC capable of accommodating 5A continuous (and up to 7A bursts), the Supermodified™ is perfectly suited for hobby servos and small-to-medium DC motors. – overall dimensions 16×16x12 mm – can communicate via I2C or RS485 (also RS232) – directly Arduino compatible but 4MHz faster and with half the form factor of Arduino nano! – great AVR support libraries

Tags: control, from, full, Hack, position, servo, speed, v3.00

Possibly to diverse exquisite skateboarding enthusiasts employing the Wireless Command skateboards would look like betraying. If an exclusive skateboarder is looking at picking out the sport to the profound degree then they really are not going to be causing this with any typecast of electronic board. There are many skateboarders that take part though simply because they revel the basics of it.

There are divergent Benefits to expending Radio Command skateboards and the undermentioned are a few illustrations.

Insuring the basics:

numerous initiate skateboarders frequently give up out of frustration before they are even confident to bear for any duration of time on their boards. Most often this is because they have not got the experience for the board. The Radio Command skateboards lets them the time to focus on their body Control of the board. In this direction the novice skateboarder is Insuring the basics. numerous masses not intimate with these Wireless controlled skateboards imagine that the rider barely stands there and grants the controls perform all the maneuvering for them. This is not actual as the same body motions to attain a turn for illustration are requisite.

As an Alternative:

many masses may not be effective to take part in standard skateboarding for numerous reasonablenesses such as wellness affiliated problems for example. Popular skateboarding involves a extraordinary measure of energy. For people with health troubles skateboarding may not be an selection due to the vitality requisites. With the Radio Control skateboards though not near the push is requisite to skateboard. With select forms of these boards such as the Emad boards this implies even those with average vitality can sustain up with the foremost basic skateboarders. The Emad boards have diverse patterns that put up unusual possesses, like velocity Control for case.

Household Fun:

Any youngster that has a love for skateboarding will expend hours upon hours participating in it. This affects it form of terrible to realize it a family activity. Most Moms and Dads are not too extreme on springing on a standard skateboard at their age and running the chance of injury. Then its not a good deal of a household jaunt with the parents seating on the sidelines while the kids are skateboarding blocks wide of the mark either. With the Radio Command skateboards though straightaway parents can induce exercise of these and relish galore involvement with the minors. Its a awful compromise without contravening on something the children love to fare.

Now you can see exactly a few of the reasonablenesses why you may be worried in this variety of skateboarding. You need to realize that you will be featured with numerous selections when it follows time to select from the numerous Radio Control skateboards. There are galore marks but one of the uppermost makes is the EMAD skateboards. They are sturdy and the workmanship is exact. In addition to this though they have a fabulous cost range. For illustration there is the XLR8 150 watt RC Skateboard that ranges roughly $299. In addition to this you are going to get a remarkable pick of suppliers on the internet. You wish to be particular though that you are purchasing from a respectable trader such as Radio-Control-skateboard.com. for example.

Tags: Battery, control, Indicator, Life, Offers, Radio, Skateboards

The Control Computer generally resides in the shop somewhere near the CNC machine it is controlling. Control Computers don’t have to be the top of the line, every bell and whistle type of computer. These are the workhorses. Save your money for a good design computer. You will save much more time having a fast computer for your designing.

A control computer doesn’t have to be that powerful for a few good reasons. It doesn’t have the workload. It takes G-Code and turns it into signals that it transmits to the Machine Controller. Turning G-Code into signals is not that labor intensive for a computer.

I have used multiple types of control computers. Everything from a 486 DOS running “$30 special” to a modern Dell with Windows XP. I have yet to try one with Vista. I will keep you posted. Generally I like to find a good used computer for a couple hundred bucks, wipe the hard drive and only load the control software onto the machine. That way you know what you have.

There is another good reason you don’t want to spend a lot of money here. This computer will usually be located in the shop. Dirt will be located in your shop. Using logic here, dirt will be located in your computer. If the computer does go belly up, you aren’t out your children’s college tuition.

Here is my strategy in a nutshell for Control Computers. The dirtier the job, the less money I spend on the computer. My plasma cutting computers are bought in the $40 range. They eat a lot of dust and dirt. I blow them out frequently. My wood routing computers are in the $100 dollar range. My milling machine computers usually are in the $200 range. Truth be told, they all last a very long time if you keep dirt, dust and plasma smoke out of them.

How is the CNC Control Computer used?

The control computer has the control software loaded on it. You start up the control software then load up the CNC Program you created. When you do this, the G-Code will be visible and ready to go. Once you prep your CNC Machine and zero it out, you can begin your “cycle.” A cycle is usually completing one CNC Program, which is a machining sequence. You will also hear the term “Cycle Time” on the professional side of CNC a lot more. The quicker you can get the cycle time, the more parts you can make. And yes, that translates to more money.

Back in the good old days of Home CNC, everything was transferred on a disk. Now I have seen people include their Control Computers on their home computer network and transfer the files needed wirelessly. At a very minimum, get a good jump drive and transfer things back and forth that way.

CNC has become a very popular hobby and more and more people are starting to hop on the band wagon of CNC. Its a fun hobby and easy to do from your very own home with just a little elbow grease and creative mind.

Tags: About, Computers, control

By: Mr. Dhiren Shah Solustan, Inc.

Introduction

Engraving systems have come a long way. Today’s computerized rotary engraving machines and laser machines allow creation of high quality fonts combined with eye-catching graphics. It feels like it was just yesterday when engravers used manual engraving machines.

Technology continues to march forward. As always, newer technology creates new opportunities and new challenges. The inroads made by the laser machines in the world of engraving over the last ten or more years have been phenomenal.

Why laser-engraving machines are successful?

There are many reasons for the success and acceptance of the laser machines in the engraving business. When laser machines were introduced to the engraving businesses, the machines were pricey. However, these machines captured the imagination of the user.

1. The laser machines were able to handle graphics with ease.

2. The quality of the output was high.

3. The speed of the total process from the design to the output was lot faster than rotary engraving machines.

4. Laser manufacturers started and stayed with open architecture. We will explore the open architecture later.

Why rotary-engraving manufacturers fell on hard times?

Computerized rotary engraving was a significant step forward for the manufacturers of rotary engraving machines. The progress did not continue and limitations remained.

1. The manufacturers did not move to open architecture.

2. The quality of the fonts did not improve with time.

3. Handling of graphics and logos continued to be an obstacle.

4. Lack of compatibility between different proprietary design programs from the manufacturers remained a problem.

Open architecture

An open architecture is a system design that facilitates easy substitution, addition, and subtraction of components of the system with minimum or no disruption to the usefulness of the system. A personal computer is a good example of an open architecture. Open architecture is generally based on agreed upon standards. Fosters innovations, reduces system pricing, expands market size, creates better solutions for the buyers, and everybody wins.

Enter Solustan, Inc.

Let us take a look at one such example of open architecture to see the benefits. Solustan, Inc. created a Virtual Controllers and provided many solutions over the years. The company set out to build the next generation of controllers.

The following decisions were made earlier:
The PC’s are plenty powerful and the PC shall do most of the controller work.
There was a new port in town. It was called USB. The older serial and parallel ports were fading future belonged to USB ports.
Keep the size and the price of the controller under control to increase the applicability of the solution.
Build the controller on the basis of a language that is most useful in the world of Motion control and Machine control.
Allow the user to generate the jobs in one of the many popular applications available on the PC.
Build minimum proprietary hardware in order to buy and maintain the total solution with ease.
The product is called LinkMotion USB. It appears to have met the goals.

Analyze LinkMotion USB

LinkMotion is a printer type driver compatible with Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Soon it will be offered on Windows 7 operating system. It is installed and feels like another printer driver within Windows architecture. However, it is shipped with a Systems Tray based applet with many useful functions for the machine control.

(1)When you launch the Applet, immediately, a Control Pad shows up on the screen. This Control Pad replaces proprietary control panels offered by most machine controllers on the market. Control panels are required to jog the machine, command the machine to find the Home position, surface the tool to the material, check out the I/O’s, and other similar functions to prepare the machine to execute a job. Proprietary control panels add to the cost of the system. They are also expensive to maintain when things break.

Solustan decided to use the numeric keypad part of the extended PC keyboard as the Control Pad. If the keyboard breaks, it is an inexpensive replacement. The user does not need to call the manufacturer for repair, just a short trip to the local computer store. The Control Pad that shows up on the screen can be easily configured for English, Spanish, and International symbols.

The numeric keypads are separately available (wired and wireless) in the PC after market at a reasonable price and by many vendors. There is an interesting surprise coming up. In the very near future, Apple’s iPhones may be used to control the machines.

(2)The USB controller is one of the tiniest 6-axis controllers on the market. It connects to high speed USB 2.0 port for speedy transfer of jobs. The controller sports a SD memory card as the job storage area. One Giga Byte storage is available on SD memory card for a few dollars and can store up to about 1,000 minutes of a machine operation.  The controller can issue up to 75,000 steps per second for six axes.The controller requires 5 VDC to operate and consumes about 30 to 40 ma during idle operation. It can consume up to 170 ma while driving all six step motor drivers. The controller is designed to be powered from either USB port of a PC or external 5 VDC. It has multiple I/O’s plus additional lines for home switches and emergency switch.

(3)LinkMotion driver is tested with many popular applications and found to be working well in the vector mode. It was found to be working with Corel Draw, AutoCAD, DesignCAD, BobCAD, and even a $25 CAD program called Instant Engineer. A complete list of compatible applications for vector and raster work is available on Solustan’s web site. The idea is not to force the user to learn your program but allow the user to work with the program he/she is comfortable with. What can be friendlier?

Most of these programs are relatively less expensive. These programs are sold in volumes and are enhanced with new features all the time. There are user groups, trained professionals to provide necessary training, how to books, and web forums to help the user in many different ways.

Once a job is saved, it can be opened by newer versions of the program. Most programs offer many export functions. The user never feels locked into a proprietary situation.

The power of open architecture can be explained with the following real example:

A company in Chicago area has four offices. The jobs are manufactured in all four locations. The expertise for a popular program exists in the main office. All the jobs are designed in the main office and are emailed to the branches. Same type of machine set up exists at every branch. Operator opens the file along with the job order, sets up the material and executes the job. The job is ready for the customer to pick up.

(4)Solustan decided to go with the M&G codes as the basic language for the design of the jobs. M&G codes are the most popular codes in the world of CNC (computerized Numeric Control) machines. The clever part of the design is the fact that even if the underlying language for job design is G codes, it is hidden from the users who do not care to know about it.

The process goes something like this. User is designing a job in a popular program like Corel Draw or AutoCAD. Once the job is ready to be sent to the machine, the job is “Printed” while LinkMotion is selected as the output device. LinkMotion analyzes the job and creates G codes on the PC. Next, the G codes are converted to motion commands using the power and memory of the PC processor. The motion commands are sent on the USB port to the USB controller. The controller starts the machine and processes the job.

On the other hand, if the user is knowledgeable in G codes and wanted to analyze the G codes and wanted to make changes, the file can be saved in G codes and edited using one of the available text editors provided by Microsoft as part of the Windows operating system. The system is totally capable of accepting 3D G codes for true 3D processing.

Tags: advancement, applications, architecture, control, Controller, engraving, like, Motion, open