If the parport is not the best option, what would you suggest? One obviously is Mesa but are there others that you know of?
------ Original Message ------ From: "andy pugh" <bodge...@gmail.com> To: "Marius Liebenberg" <mar...@mastercut.co.za>; "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: 2015-01-30 12:14:43 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] BLDC Hal component >On 30 January 2015 at 09:31, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> >wrote: >> Will the parport be fast enough for this driver or does one need >>special >> hardware? If so, what is recommended? > >It is possible to use the parport. Someone has managed to spin some >Fanuc motors with the Parport and AMC drives. >http://youtu.be/l-MNy6-QanI > >I wouldn't recommend it, though. > >It's probably best to start with the motors and work backwards from >there towards LinuxCNC. > >-- >atp >If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
