Re: EMC Cookbook

["Matt Shaver" <mshaver-at-erols.com>]

> What processes do you have in
> mind for a cookbook?

Here's a proposed Table of Contents I got from Fred Proctor:

_EMC User's Guide_

Introduction

Getting the EMC
	Platforms Supported
	Downloading from the Internet
	Installing the Distribution

Principles of Operation
	EMC Components
	Real-time v. Simulation

Writing a Run Script
	What a Run Script Does
	Selecting EMC Components
	Setting Options
	Multiple Scripts

Configuring the EMC
	Editing the INI File
	Editing the Tool Table
	Editing the Parameter File
	Multiple Configuration Files

Starting the EMC
	Running a Script Manually
	Automatic Startup/Shutdown
	Individually Running EMC Components

Tuning the EMC
	Logging and Plotting

Writing NC Programs
	Using Tool Length Offsets
	Using Cutter Compensation

Setting up a Job

Verifying and Running an NC program

Customizing the Interpreter
	Adding new RS274 codes
	Replacing the interpreter

Programming with the External Interface
	Custom GUIs
	Remote Execution (DNC)

Writing a Custom Task Controller

Writing a Custom I/O Controller

Writing a Custom Motion Controller

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Appendices
	Installing Linux and RT-Linux
	NC Code Summary