On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 4:20 PM, John Alexander Stewart <ivatt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I am more excited about the possibility of having numerous cnc > > machines, each doing some lengthy job (for example, 3d printer doing a > > 20+ hour print) and I can use one device for all GUIs > > > I do this by exporting the Axis screen to my desktop computer. > > Each of my machines has a dedicated "PC" or BeagleBoneBlack and a network > connection. > > The idea of "one computer in the house" is so 1980s, one computer built > into the machine is what I'm doing. > > John. > Though your last statement is a bit hyperbolic (since I currently have over have a dozen PC's running around the house), I do prefer to have one computer - one machine. Networks do drop out occasionally. Wireless can be hacked quite regularly, and I'd much rather have my machine controller on a non-wireless network, either copper or fiber. My only comment on this originally was why use two computers to run something when one will do? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
