Yes, the main advantage of a BeagleBone is cost and size. Cost really only applies for buying new, and apparently not everywhere in the world (not a huge surprise). Even a _really_ old PC is going to me more powerful than a BeagleBone, easier to expand, and can be had for little or no cost in many parts of the world.
The size is an issue if you're working with a desktop mill or 3D printer, but not really much concern if you're retrofitting big iron. On 2/13/2014 5:37 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Where I am located the BBB solution is a whole lot more expensive than > an Atom for instance. Although it is a great idea for small printers > that need the space, I cant see it taking over the large or custom > machine market. > Having said that I am looking forward to giving it a try on some machine > soon. Maybe a foam cutter or a surface grinder. > > On 2014-02-13 13:12, andy pugh wrote: >> On 13 February 2014 06:55, Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> It's looking more and more as if a BBB will be what I should use to run >>> my big knee mill. >> Why? I can see the attraction if cheapness and portability are >> important, but why not use a standard PC which has PCI sockets, SATA >> hard-drive, proper graphics etc etc? >> >> > -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net
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