I was wondering if there were any advantages of using a server platform to run linux CNC. I have a Dell Poweredge 2850, 2x dual xeon 2.4ghz, 8gigs of dual channel DDR2 ram, normal server stuff. I also have a Supermicro server that has a similar setup that might be easier to play around with, Dell is kinda a stickler.
As is now My latency test shows... Servo thread (1ms): 36800 Base Thread (25 µs) : 33400 I am trying to make a decent linuxcnc setup, and eventually convert a Brother VMC or a lathe of sorts and I would like to at least match the other technology's capabilities. -The extra CPU power isnt really too much of an advantage for linuxcnc I take it other than dedicating cores to linuxcnc and other cores to all the other system stuff. Is this correct? Can someone point me towards some info on how do so, and whats involved? -For latency, what else determines this? Controlling the servos is via a PCI-parallel port card, as opposed to the serial or parallel ports right on the M/B? Both my servers have 64-bit PCIX slots rather than PCIe, and PCI cards do fit backwards (literally, backwards) Thanks, any info or resources would be really helpful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
