CNC

Summary

Use the Processing IDE to open the Gctrl GUI

Then you can send CAM Electrical Information from your Computer via its USB port to the Arduino Microcontroller

The Electrical Information will be interpreted by the GRBL software and then you will get processed Electrical Information as the output

You can configure the GRBL settings using the Arduino IDE's Serial Monitor

Graphical User Interface

Processing

Gctrl

Arduino Uno R3 from Amazon

Arduino

Arduino Processing

Computer Arduino

GRBL

GRBL Config

Notes

sudo apt-get install librxtx-java

arduino IDE Serial Monitor: carriage return

sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre

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sudo ./arduino

sudo ./processing

Overview

In modern CNC systems, end-to-end component design is highly automated using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programs. The programs produce a computer file that is interpreted to extract the commands needed to operate a particular machine via a postprocessor, and then loaded into the CNC machines for production. Since any particular component might require the use of a number of different tools-drills, saws, etc., modern machines often combine multiple tools into a single "cell". In other cases, a number of different machines are used with an external controller and human or robotic operators that move the component from machine to machine. In either case, the complex series of steps needed to produce any part is highly automated and produces a part that closely matches the original CAD design.

Research

• CNC Software
• Stepper Motor

Product Ecology

3D Printer CNC Circuit Mill Multimachine CNC Torch Table

See Also

• Digital Fabrication
• Vinyl Cutter
• Wikipedia: CNC