Software-hardware interface

MODS

• MODS is a project of Neil's, in active development
• it presents modular 'blocks' of software that can be linked together to form processes (i.e. CAM processes, calculators & algorithms, to some extent, 'anything')
  • i.e. PNG of shapes -> gcode for milling machine
• MODS runs in-browser, and is easily edited by the user. new software blocks are easy to write and plug-in to existing processes

MODS and Hardware

• a current goal at the CBA is to link MODS (software) with a hardware equivalent. This way, machines can be easily configured and edited in the same way
• Hardware MODS would link easily with Software MODS - so that machines could be programmed and interfaced-with in a straightforward way
• we hope to have this system, or a prototype of it, together for FabKit @ FAB14