Hi Ray, I kinda caught that but was moving beyond that to see if anyone has knowledge of emc on the newer (intel) Mac boxes.
Dave On Sep 9, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Ray Henry wrote: > > Hi Dave > > Perhaps you missed my point. All of the EMC was running on headless > linux boxes. The Mac was the display point for the interfaces to > these > boxes. No need to build a custom kernel or a custom ethernet board. > Both the headless Linux/rtai/emc boxes and the Mac had ethernet > ready to > do what the NML stuff requires. > > With some of the "Modern" GUI interfaces this poses a problem because > they insist on direct to HAL communication. > > Ray > > > On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 19:58 -0700, Dave Engvall wrote: >> The Mac mini's are very tempting. Duo 2 core. 1.8 GHz . Runs OSX >> ( BSD unix ) with an Apple replacement of X on top. >> AFIK X the proper compile of X runs just fine. The only problem is >> the lack of EMC compatible I/O. The mini's have USB, Ethernet, and >> Firewire. The really nice thing is the package ... about the size of >> 6 CD cases stacked. >> >> I have no data on how well it runs with a linux/rt kernel. Anybody >> have any data? >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> On Sep 9, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Ray Henry wrote: >> >>> >>> Dan Falck was running several machines at the same time from a Mac >>> Cube >>> in the late 1990s. Run each machine's EMC headless and make an NML >>> socket to whatever machine you want to use to run it. We >>> demonstrated >>> that it could be done from a MS-OS at the NAMES show in about >>> 2000 or >>> 2001. I was running a box 200 miles away the other day using an >>> Xterm. >>> No need for anything special and I think Mac can handle Xterm >>> about as >>> well as Linux. >>> >>> At the price of PC's these days you can probably get this sort of >>> setup >>> for less than the base price of a G100. >>> >>> Rayh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 15:59 -0700, Alan Condit wrote: >>>> Jon, >>>>> Jon wrote: >>>>> Why do you want the G100? There are a number of cheaper, more >>>>> capable interfaces to step/direction drives that give you a >>>>> number of advanced features the G100 still lacks. For instance, >>>>> my Universal Stepper Controller : >>>>> >>>>> http://jelinux.pico-systems.com/univstep.html >>>>> >>>>> It is only $250, and it allows you to connect encoders so you >>>>> can detect actual position at all times, even when you crash or >>>>> hit E-stop, it also has opto-isolators for 16 digital inputs and >>>>> positions to plug in 8 solid state relays for spindle, coolant, >>>>> etc. Finally, it supports spindle sync for lathe threading and >>>>> rigid tapping. >>>>> >>>>> As far as I know, no one is working on interfacing the G-100 to >>>>> EMC. >>>>> >>>>> Jon >>>> >>>> Some of us are still hoping someday to not have to use a parallel >>>> port to communicate with the CNC machine. I personally am hoping >>>> someday to be able to control EMC2 from my Mac (read no parallel >>>> ports). USB or ethernet look like the most likely prospects. The >>>> solution may be to use something like G100 or ARC100 at the machine >>>> and axis running remote but, we can always dream that someone will >>>> find a solution to allow EMC2 to operate over USB or ethernet. >>>> >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> Alan Condit >>>> 1085 Tierra Ct. >>>> Woodburn, OR 97071 >>>> >>>> Email -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Home-Office (503) 982-0906 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- >>>> ---- >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>>> Defy all challenges. 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