2011/2/7 Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com>: > Edward Bernard wrote: >> My very humble opinion is that the Beagle board (or equivalent) would be the >> the >> best solution. I like the idea of a processor dedicated to EMC2 that could be >> built in to the machine control box with a remote GUI that could run on a >> number >> of various platforms (perhaps even a smartphone?). I believe Jon's intent >> was to >> have the GUI talk to the Beagle via Ethernet. All we need now is for that >> German fellow to complete the RT kernel! >> > Yes, still waiting on Torsten to finish his port. I'm kind of worried > at how long this is taking! It is way more complicated than I thought.
If I understand correctly, what the Beagle board is, that would be a _very_ nice and tempting solution for retrofits, where machine frame already exists and one has to fit in existing space limits. > But, you CAN use an Intel Atom board such as the D510MO. It is about 4 > times the area and 8 X the volume of the Beagle, but might actually be a > bit cheaper. You can connect a PS/2 keyboard and mouse and a VGA > screen, and it has built-in Ethernet, too. Matt Shaver found a little > car LCD/touchscreen, and worked up a modified kernel driver for the > touchscreen. This works VERY well with EMC's Touchy GUI. > > The D510MO can run off 12 V DC from a PicoPSU. The LCD and my USC or > UPC boards can all be run off this same 12 V supply, making for a very > simple and convenient hookup. So, while you CAN run a remote GUI, I'm > not sure there is a real great reason to do so. Yes, D510MO is very nice, if it is in stock in PC store. When I wanted to get one, I was faced with the fact that they are out of stock even for regional (3 Baltic states) wholesaler. And I find it's size perfect - all the electronics will be compact and closely together - I can fit also I/O boards in the smalller-than-standard PC case. 2011/2/7 Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com>: > James Louis wrote: >> If you don't want to "wait" you can always use the $80 Intel D510MO with an >> $80 4Gb SATA flash drive. > $80? for **4** GB? There HAS to be a better deal than that!! I have 4GB CompactFlash card in SATA adapter in my waterjet machine - it cost me ~5 USD for the adapter and ~ 20 USD for the card. I feel that 4GB is little bit too small for Lucid, if one wants to be able to compile custom EMC modules, because emc2 build-dep packages takes close to 1 GB of disk space, but other packages are required as well and I do not yet trust usage of memory cards for such a purpose. So that is why for the welding robot I purchased Kingston 30GB SSD drive for 80 EUR. And I am surprised - the boot-up is amazingly fast - it does not even display the dark screen with "ubuntu" in light letters and 5 dots under it. Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
