gclib

Nov 2017

New Means of Communication for GDK Software

by Matt

Figure 1: Communications Architecture

In keeping pace with advances in PC hardware and Operating Systems, Galil has released its latest generation of software tools for OEMs looking to develop fully featured, robust solutions to the most demanding motion control applications. This paper offers a brief overview a feature that may not be immediately familiar to long time Galil users, the gcaps server.

Feb 2017

Galil Now Provides Support for Linux

by ambere

Support for Galil’s latest generation software has now been expanded to include Linux operating systems.

Feb 2017

Galil Now Provides Support for Linux

by ambere

Support for Galil’s latest generation software has now been expanded to include Linux operating systems.

Apr 2016

gclib Now Supports Raspberry Pi

by ambere

Galil's gclib has been ported to Raspbian Jessie, an opertating system for Raspberry Pi. gclib is Galil's C-compatible application programming interface (API) for communicating with Galil motion controllers and PLCs. The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, small form factor single board computer. Raspbian Jessie is the latest operating system for Raspberry Pi hardware. The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is the hardware supported in this release.

Apr 2016

Australian Synchrotron EPICS Upgrades

by ambere

In June, 2014 Galil announced its EPICS Baseline support. EPICS is an acronym which stands for Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System. It is an open source, distributed software framework used extensively in “Big Physics” projects such as particle accelerators, telescopes, and other large-scale experimental installations.