Darek,
I think it is good to give users fair warning. But, I do not think it is fair to call it an inferior control. Any system that is truly open to application to any machine out there, is not going to have all permutations of hookups worked out in advance.
However, having said that, I do believe that the focus needs to be on Camsoft maintaining a large library of good "cbk's" that have worked successfully. If you buy a seat of Camsoft, you are entitled to a single proven cbk that had good safety interlocks in logic, and works similarly to commercial cnc's. This should help users get off to a running start.
I also have the notion that a machine controller running in windows may have inherent handicaps that will never be overcome, due to the way the OS works. The more advanced the OS, the less hardware control you have. Whether this can be solved is something I do not know. I have heard that there is far greater potential for a Linux based controller to work properly, perhaps even without a motion controller card. I'd like to hear discussion on this aspect, too.
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