Jeshua Lacock wrote: >Greetings, > >Can anyone recommend a way to run EMC on a portable device? > >I know it doesn't work well on (at all?) on most laptops. Can anyone >recommend a way to run it in a moving vehicle? I want to control a >servo while on the road.... > > Yeah - a laptop is probably a bad idea.
>I suppose I could build a PC and have it run off of a 12-volt power >supply, but was wondering if there might be any better viable solutions. > > Well, that's the best solution there is, IMO. Build a small computer, based on a mini-itx motherboard, and run it with a PicoPSU or M2-ATX power supply. Both of those are meant to be run from a DC supply like a car. I put together 15 mini-itx computers, at $400 each. These are based on the Intel D945GCLF2 dual-core Atom 330 CPU, with 2GB RAM, a 32GB solid state disk, a wide voltage input PicoPSU, and a snazzy mini case (complete with LCD and several function keys). The entire system takes about 26W under load. You can save quite a bit of money by getting a normal laptop hard disk ($50 instead of $110), and by getting a cheaper case instead of the M300-LCD. Or you can get a slightly used M300-LCD from me for cheap :) (I can't remember if the person I put the systems together for wanted $25 or $35 for them, but either price is a steal). All of the parts can be had here: <http://www.mini-box.com> The best thing is, you can later use the whole thing to control a CNC - those motherboards are very good for realtime work. There's another alternative as well, which is to get a 300W or so inverter, and power a normal system off that. Those are well under $100, and then you'd have a way to run a monitor as well. - Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on Information: Google Enterprise Search pays you back Get the facts. http://p.sf.net/sfu/google-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
