Gene, IO is via FPGA over Ethernet since it has an integrated Ethernet controller in the ARM SOC vs being Ethernet over USB like the Rpi and many other ARM boards. Look at the Mesa 7i92.
HD can be over USB. On 10/22/2016 03:30 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 22 October 2016 14:44:47 bari wrote: > > Hi Bari, sounds like something that could replace this huge Dell I am > about 1/2 configured to run it with allready. And that could fit in the > driver box I am using, leaving only the VFD, keyboard, mouse & monitor > to worry about. > > Whats it need to run steppers as well as a Mesa 5i25 can? > > Obviously some sort of a cape/bob sits on the 40 pin header to do all > that. Who has that & how much money? > >> The Orange pi is ~$15 and uses the Allwinner H3. >> >> http://www.orangepi.org/orangepione/ >> http://linux-sunxi.org/H3 >> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orange-Pi-PC-linux-and-android-mini-PC >> -Beyond-Raspberry-Pi-2/32448079125.html >> >> It has native Ethernet (not over USB) so it can use hm2_eth with Mesa >> 7i92 FPGA. >> >> Axis runs pretty smoothly at HD res using llvmpipe since it has 4 >> cores. >> >> Runs without anything TI or Machinekit. >> >> -Bari > Thanks Bari. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
