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Recently, industrial controllers based on PC hardware seem to have replaced conventional controllers based on a closed hardware structure. We will discuss the design issue of PC-NC running the NC functions described in other chapters on a personal computer (PC). The hardware architecture, software model, and communication mechanism for building PC-NC will be addressed. In particular, Soft-NC, where a single processor is used and all functions of PC-NC are implemented as software tasks, will be described. In addition, an open CNC architecture supporting openness of H/W and S/W of CNC systems will be discussed.
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(2008). Design of PC-NC and Open CNC. In: Theory and Design of CNC Systems. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-336-1_10
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