[Emc-developers] PR #4318 enables MTconnect, an open standard for machine data

[rodw <ro...@ve...>]

Hi guys,
It would be appreciated if you could review this PR and add your thoughts.
https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/pull/4318  
This PR has been prepared by Brad Collette, a Freecad Developer many of you will know.
Brad and I ran a live stream podcast on MTconnect recently which outlines in more detail what MTconnect is, and Brad demonstrated a working system with LinuxCNC.
https://youtube.com/live/b_S-p2nylr8  
The video description includes a table of contents so you can jump to the demo if you are short on time.
 
It would be great if you could review this PR and provide some feedback about this feature. I believe the time has come for LinuxCNC to connect to the outside world and this is a safe read only industry standard used by most machine manufacturers. There is not really any valid reason not to include this in my vew after testing it myself.  
 
Brad wanted to   email here before submitting this PR but when I asked around it was suggested it be submitted to kickoff the discussion so here we are.
 
Regards
 
Rod Webster