> -----Original Message----- > From: Viesturs Lacis [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 12 February 2011 04:41 > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Ethernet with EMC2 > > 2011/2/9 Frank Tkalcevic <[email protected]>: > > If you're set on ethercat, you may want to look at an > ethercat module > > like... > > I do not feel like being set on EtherCAT, I am interested in > alternatives to LPT port. > So I am anxiously waiting for some news from Mesa on this matter. > > Viesturs
RTnet is already built into RTAI but you still need a nic slave on your drive or whatever you are trying to control. When this is solved, realtime ethernet could be a worthwhile longterm solution to the disappearing ppt. The RTnet protocol apparently works with gigabit ethernet. See: http://www.rtnet.org/ Best John C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
