On Mon, 19 Mar 2012, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:22:35 -0700 > From: Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: LinuxCNC Users List <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [Emc-users] Smart Serial > > I've been looking at the Mesa 5i25 and wondered if Smart Serial is > compatible with Modbus?
No, its been designed to be real time from the beginning. This is not to say the the firmware in the FPGA module could not be taught to speak MODBUS but its really been designed as a synchronous (the comms are standard 8 bit async) realtime master slave interface where we always expect a reply or fault info in a very short time period It also supports discovery which I dont think is possible with MODBUS but Im not sure of this > -- > Kirk Wallace > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html > California, USA > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
