Welcome to LinuxCNC.org

O programie

• EMC (the Enhanced Machine Control) jest oprogramowaniem do komputerowego sterowania maszynami takimi jak frezarki i tokarki.

• EMC jest wolnym oprogramowaniem z otwartym kodem źródłowym. Aktualna wersja EMC jest w całości na licencji GNU General Public License i Lesser GNU General Public License (GPL i LGPL)  

• EMC zapewnia:
• graficzny interfejs użytkownika (w zasadzie kilka interfejsów do wyboru)
  
• interpreter do "G-code" (język programowania maszyn RS-274)
  
• system ruchu w czasie rzeczywistym z planowanem
  
• operawanie na niskopoziomowym machine electronics such as sensors and motor drives
  
• an easy to use "breadboard" layer for quickly creating a unique configuration for your machine
• a software PLC programmable with ladder diagrams
• easy installation with .deb packages or a Live-CD
  

It does not provide drawing (CAD - Computer Aided Design) or G-code generation from the drawing (CAM - Computer Automated Manufacturing) functions.

• Może równocześnie poruszać do 9 osi i obsługiwać wiele interfejsów. 
  
• The control can operate true servos (analog or PWM) with the feedback loop closed by the EMC software at the computer, or open loop with "step-servos" or stepper motors.
  
• Motion control features include: cutter radius and length compensation, path deviation limited to a specified tolerance, lathe threading, synchronized axis motion, adaptive feedrate, operator feed override, and constant velocity control.
  
• Support for non-Cartesian motion systems is provided via custom kinematics modules. Available architectures include hexapods (Stewart platforms and similar concepts) and systems with rotary joints to provide motion such as PUMA or SCARA robots.
  
• EMC runs on Linux using real time extensions. Support currently exists for version 2.4 and 2.6 Linux kernels with real time extensions applied by RT-Linux or RTAI patches.

About the people

• A lot of people have worked and still work on EMC, most of them can be seen on the developers list;
• The current Board of Directors are responsible for major project decisions and as a point of contact with business.
• There is also a geographical map of some of our users (you can only view the map if you are signed in);

Supporters

LinuxCNC and EMC are non-commercial efforts. Many individuals have contributed vast amounts of time and effort to help advance the state of EMC.
Such is the nature of an open source project and you can get a feel for where the effort has come from by reading our mailing lists and examining the files committed to the SourceForge archives. We thank all the people who have contributed.

Additionally we would like to acknowledge the efforts of the following organizations that have helped:

• The National Institutes of Standards and Technology , US Department of Commerce - the original creators of the EMC software and a major continuing contributor to software development related to EMC.
  
  
• PMDX who provide hosting and support for the LinuxCNC web site.
  
  
• Sherline Products, Inc. who host the BDI downloads and other large files.
  
  
• The Smithy Company who provided meeting facilities for the EMC Fest.