Greg Bernard wrote: > I too have been following all the various CNC schemes being implemented on > small boards but I fail to see the advantage over a computer based controller > either with LinuxCNC or Mach. Seems to be a lot of misplaced effort. Am I > missing something? > A few years ago when all PCs were large boxes and cost thousands of $ there might have been a real reason for smaller, cheaper CPUs. Now, with the $79 Atom boards that are 7" square, it is possible to have a complete CNC control the size of a paperback book. So, the real need to develop a smaller system seems to have been mostly satisfied.
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