This should provide a starting point towards enlightenment: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?TweakingSoftwareStepGeneration
While the numbers aren't the best out there, they are fairly decent and prove the PC can be used without issues with emc2. It depends on the max stepping speed you want to acheive if it's enough for you or not. Regards, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Parsonage" <[email protected]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 2:35 AM Subject: [Emc-users] latency test results help with interpretation > Hi All > > I have the following latency test results for a PIII 1Ghz coppermine > based board I have. > > They are as follows > > > servo thread 1ms max interval 1009707 ns > servo thread 1ms max jitter 13202 ns > base thread 25us max interval 43063 ns > base thread 25us max jitter 20339 ns > > Can anybody tell me what is needed here. I have looked through the > table of machines that work but I have no idea what just works and > what is really good. Obviously zero jitter and intervals of exact > length would be perfect but what is needed to get good or very good > results ? > > Regards > > Eric > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It is the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1884 - Release Date: 09.01.2009 08:38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
