Hello, all.
Apologizes if this is not the correct category for this post.
I use multiple versions of Prototrak controller at my job, including prototrak plus which is of 1990's vintage I believe but possibly older. I am wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for where to begin in making my own hardware based machine controller. Later prototrak models, such as EMX, run on windows which I do not like. I want to start with an entirely hardware based controller, if I'm using the correct description.
The unit would just have a simple display and control 3 DC servos for now. It would be programmed conversationally and have options to accept GCode. That's what I have in mind. So do I use PLC's, PIC's, other microcontrollers? All of the above?
Thank you for your time