Matthew; I agree with the "will my computer work" comment - an intuitive observation. We set expectations for LinuxCNC to fail unless lucky, whilst Mach3 sets it up to run, and failure is an "unlucky" event.
Also, LinuxCNC focuses on software stepping, which requires good latency, whilst Mach3 people seem to be pushing outboard step generation boards - maybe for obvious reasons! With your issue with computers and the odd unexplained real time error, I found when soft-stepping that the "update manager" starting up, or crossing the mouse across a windows boundary, would cause an error to happen. It never seemed to affect anything. Now with the Mesa boards, the tight loop is not required, so I can run really fast, and never get an error on-screen. John. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
