-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 1/18/2013 1:35 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > On 1/18/2013 1:20 PM, Eric Keller wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Jon Elson >> <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > >>> >>> The BeagleBoard, specifically, is somewhat obsolete, but the >>> BeagleBone seems to be the most well supported variant. It >>> also has a LOT more GPIO brought out. >>> >> To be precise, I have a BeagleboardXM, which seems to be fairly >> current. The 'bone is obviously better for this, but requires an >> expenditure of $80+ whereas the bbXM is in hand. > > The BeagleBoard-xM is a nice unit, but you're facing several > hurdles in using it with LinuxCNC:
<snip> NOTE: My comments were assuming you are trying to control physical hardware with the BeagleBoard-xM. The xM would make a great software development platform to work on LinuxCNC for the ARM, in several ways better than the 'Bone (faster CPU, more memory, built-in console & 'real' serial port). Depending on what you're wanting to do, you could play with LinuxCNC on the xM for a while, and get a 'Bone (or whatever other platform looks appropriate) when things are far enough along to drive real hardware. If you're wanting to twiddle I/O pins and control a real machine, the 'Bone seems to be the best choice for now, with a BeBoPr cape or something similar: http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=BeBoPr_Cape ...but the LinuxCNC part is still "work-in-progress". - -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlD5pp0ACgkQLywbqEHdNFxRjACeLYfm4xJvyy7cJWpzPKL7Utf1 LbgAoIgmkb6WNWhrPq05QseMdyfkyE/V =9LWC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
