No, USB does not work for tablets. At least not for Android tablets. This would require root access. However, the next generation Android with the automotive interface will probably make this possible even without root access.
When you plug the USB cable into a computer it will attach itself as mass storage device. On the flash memory all the configurations and applications are located (for Windows, Linux and Mac). Furthermore, an additional Network interface will appear (RNDIS driver). This makes it possible to attach the box to any computer without installing anything! The reason is users complained about LinuxCNC being hard to install (mainly because you need a Linux capable computer). With this solution they can use wathever OS they prefer. Some reported it even working on Windows Surface tablets. An additional aspect of the box is that it is extremely portable. When you take a look at the UNIMAT machines you see why this a huge plus. They are very small and portable. Since it runs also without GUI (detachable) you can even work with more than one machine similutaniously. With the remote launcher you can even start different configurations from a tablet, no computer necessary. On June 5, 2015 9:36:07 PM CEST, Przemek Klosowski <przemek.klosow...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Mark Wendt <wendt.m...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> Then what exactly is the USB cable being used for? > >Connect a USB cable between the tablet and the BBB, and have them talk >to each other by network transport over USB, including doing remote X >protocol to the server on the tablet. I described that couple of weeks >ago in this list. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
