On Sat, 10 Nov 2007, Jon Elson wrote: > Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:41:23 -0600 > From: Jon Elson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <[email protected]> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Low Cost Motion Contorl Card? > > Jon Elson wrote: >> Peter C. Wallace wrote: >> >>> The unknown is the read and write overhead from the PCI-E bus, though I >>> doubt >>> it will be any worse than a PCI parallel port. The UARTs are indeed 16550 >>> type >>> with 256 byte receive and trasnmit FIFOs > Did a little more searching, and it appears the PCI-E parallel > port cards are now a mainstream product. The first vendor to > show up on a Google search had them for $55, there are some on > eBay for under $30. But, I need a motherboard with PCI-E to > test it with.
Good news, means its likely paralell ports can be supported until PCIe slots dissapear... > > Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
