Machinekit is a platform for machine control applications.
Machinekit is portable across a wide range of hardware platforms and real-time environments, and delivers excellent performance at low cost. It is based on the HAL component architecture, an intuitive and easy to use circuit model that includes over 150 building blocks for digital logic, motion, control loops, signal processing, and hardware drivers. Machinekit supports local and networked UI options, including ubiquitous platforms like phones or tablets.
This free and open source software is no longer under active development.
Key Features
- Control machine tools, robots, or other automated devices. It can control servo motors, stepper motors, relays, and other devices related to machine tools.
- There are four main components to the Machinekit software:
- a motion controller (EMCMOT)
- a discrete I/O controller (EMCIO)
- a task executor which coordinates them (EMCTASK)
- and one of several graphical user interfaces.
- Layer called HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) which allows configuration of Machinekit without the need of recompiling.
Website: github.com/machinekit/machinekit-cnc
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License: GNU General Public License (some portions GNU Lesser General Public License)
Machinekit is written in C, C++ and Python. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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