On 29 October 2017 at 17:42, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now that we have an "existence proof" I', thinking that > EMC/linuxCNC/MachineKit have partitioned the problem wrong and the result > is that it forces a requirement for hard real time to far up the chain. > OK, "wrong" is to strong of a word to fault the original designers. They > where working in a world where cheap micro controllers did not exist. The whole _point_ of EMC was to do the realtime on off-the shelf general purpose computers rather than on specialised hardware. LinuxCNC is a machine controller that runs everything on one general purpose PC. That might not be the optimal way to do it, but if you want to do it a different way then I don't think that LinuxCNC is a good place to start. GRBL might be a good place to start, or some other uP-based controller. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
