I new it was time for that gravity check. I new it was slow but didnt know that slow. I will go out and get a faster machine. You say at least 1 gb processor? Can you think of Anything else that I would need? Thanks for the help. Ron
--- On Wed, 9/2/09, Jake Anderson <ya...@vapourforge.com> wrote: From: Jake Anderson <ya...@vapourforge.com> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] emc chess pawn part program To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 5:11 PM On 03/09/09 02:10, Jon Elson wrote: > Rondal Nannie wrote: > >> Gene I ran a test and it is running at 380.4MHz. (The Compaq 5185 only >> supports up to 348MB of Ram) It seems slow. It wanted to update EMC with >> 406 updates and now that is updated. It probably needs a gravity check off >> the side of the table...? Thanks for the help Ron >> >> >> > If you are using software step generation, this is completely out the > window. > You could run a servo system with a controller board badly with a 380 MHz > CPU, but even that is going to be very sluggish, due to the demands Axis > creates > by doing the preview screen. If you turn off the Axis preview screen (I > don't > know how, but I think there is a key to switch to big numbers for the > coordinates) > or use TkEMC or Mini as the GUI, you will help somewhat. > > But, if using software generated steps (stepgen) then it is nearly > hopelsss to use > such a slow computer. The amount of memory is not a problem, I run most of > my systems with 256 MB. > > Jon > I have found better machines on the side of the road in council cleanups. Odds are they may need some TLC but swapping hdd's over will cure most ills. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
