Re: [Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread Chris Albertson
Yes, the Begal Board Black (BBB) has much lower general CPU performance compared to the Raspberry Pibut MUCH better IO performance especially with those on-chip PRUs. But still if you have a garage to store the computer and AC mains available for power why care about a few cubic inches and 20

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread Jon Elson
On Wednesday 02 May 2018 11:16:29 jeremy youngs wrote: Given my issues with this computer I have decided to stop beating a dead horse. I'm going to rpi 3 this thing. Oh, one other option is the Beagle Bone. This has the option of using the PRU (programmable Realtime Unit) which is a 32-bit

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 02 May 2018 21:30:32 Jon Elson wrote: > > On Wednesday 02 May 2018 11:16:29 jeremy youngs wrote: > >> Given my issues with this computer I have decided to stop beating a > >> dead horse. I'm going to rpi 3 this thing. > > Yes, I agree with Gene, there are a number of decent X86 >

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread Jon Elson
On Wednesday 02 May 2018 11:16:29 jeremy youngs wrote: Given my issues with this computer I have decided to stop beating a dead horse. I'm going to rpi 3 this thing. Yes, I agree with Gene, there are a number of decent X86 motherboards that are known to work well with LinuxCNC. I use old

[Emc-users] OT "this is a test"

2018-05-02 Thread dave engvall
Hi all, I am cleaning my basement. Available are DEC PDP-11/23 and 11-03 bits and pieces. Cpu board(s), memory, serial    boards (quad), parallel cards, RL-01, docs for Macro-11. Non-dec winchester controllers, 12-bit 16 channel A/D. and one non-DEC system with 8" floppy for boot and a 40 Mb

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 02 May 2018 11:16:29 jeremy youngs wrote: > Given my issues with this computer I have decided to stop beating a > dead horse. I'm going to rpi 3 this thing. Now I may rain on your parade. Based on my experience trying to find a decent pre-emptible kernel, I'm not sure I'd recommend

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat master for Automation ( Not directly related to Linuxcnc so a little bit off topic)

2018-05-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
> On 2 May 2018 at 17:20, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > This is not directly directly to Linuxcnc but it's the best forum I could > > find. > > Have you looked on the LinuxCNC forum? There is an extensive EtherCAT > discussion there (People are running actual

Re: [Emc-users] Ethercat master for Automation ( Not directly related to Linuxcnc so a little bit off topic)

2018-05-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 May 2018 at 17:20, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > This is not directly directly to Linuxcnc but it's the best forum I could > find. Have you looked on the LinuxCNC forum? There is an extensive EtherCAT discussion there (People are running actual machines with

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2018

2018-05-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 May 2018 at 17:14, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > I can't see the date, me be blind? At this point it is a survey to choose a date. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses,

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread jeremy youngs
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Re: [Emc-users] 7i43 Invalid Cookie message

2018-05-02 Thread Peter C. Wallace
I can confirm that supplying an ioaddr fixes the issue with a 7I43 and LinuxCNC 2.7.12 Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites,

[Emc-users] Ethercat master for Automation ( Not directly related to Linuxcnc so a little bit off topic)

2018-05-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
This is not directly directly to Linuxcnc but it's the best forum I could find. Does anybode here have Exereince with a some kind of Ethercat master for Automation run on an ordinary computer which works well? Or tried speedgoat in Matlab? To use soem for IO is not a problem but configuration

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2018

2018-05-02 Thread Nicklas Karlsson
I can't see the date, me be blind? On Wed, 02 May 2018 12:55:15 +0200 Rene Hopf wrote: > Hi, > All info here: > https://doodle.com/poll/rrzknkwiaukwgrar > > Rene > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech

[Emc-users] Rpi

2018-05-02 Thread jeremy youngs
Given my issues with this computer I have decided to stop beating a dead horse. I'm going to rpi 3 this thing. Gene I am addressing this to you, what is my build requirements? I.e. what hardware is needed essential? . I have the 7i90, an svga monitor, USB keyboard and mouse. The rpi has WiFi so it

[Emc-users] Linuxcnc meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2018

2018-05-02 Thread Rene Hopf
Hi, All info here: https://doodle.com/poll/rrzknkwiaukwgrar Rene -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot