Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-18 Thread Lester Caine
Lester Caine wrote:
 Lester Caine wrote:
 I'm using the D2500HN for the CNC kits and that seems to be fine but only 
 has
 the VGA output;)
 OK turns out the D2500HN also has problems when running in Linux graphics 
 mode,
 so as far as I am concerned they are not usable for Linux.

OK follow-up on this since I wasted most of yesterday playing with it :(

DN2800MT will install XP, Probably Vista, W7 and Linux with graphics switched 
off. Enabling graphics in Linux seems to be hit and miss but basically there 
are 
no drivers for the Intel GMA 3600 graphics for Linux or XP but XP will run.

D2500HN is similar except THAT will not install XP, so is restricted to W7. Get 
a blue screen crash with every install disk I have here.

Bottom line ... don't think the GMA 3600 based motherboards are worth wasting 
any time on ... They may be a bit more expensive, but I think I'll switch back 
to the VIA ITX boards as at least they still support W2k as well and Linux 
support is more open.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-18 Thread andy pugh
On 18 July 2012 08:40, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote:

 DN2800MT will install XP, Probably Vista, W7 and Linux with graphics switched
 off. Enabling graphics in Linux seems to be hit and miss but basically there 
 are
 no drivers for the Intel GMA 3600 graphics for Linux or XP but XP will run.

I don't understand the problem. I just installed the LinuxCNC 2.5
LiveCD, and it works as expected.

What do you mean by enabling graphics?

I have only used it on the VGA connector, (plugged into my TV,
actually) but I get the normal Axis interface, and can run glxgears,
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-18 Thread Peter Homann
I've had mine sitting on the shelf gathering dust for a few months now. Too 
busy to look at it at the moment.

Too many toys, so little time.

Cheers,

Peter

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 Newark Electronics.  Ordered it some time ago.  They charged my card
 when they were available to ship.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-18 Thread Lester Caine
andy pugh wrote:
 DN2800MT will install XP, Probably Vista, W7 and Linux with graphics switched
 off. Enabling graphics in Linux seems to be hit and miss but basically 
 there are
 no drivers for the Intel GMA 3600 graphics for Linux or XP but XP will run.
 I don't understand the problem. I just installed the LinuxCNC 2.5
 LiveCD, and it works as expected.

 What do you mean by enabling graphics?

 I have only used it on the VGA connector, (plugged into my TV,
 actually) but I get the normal Axis interface, and can run glxgears,
 and mouse/keyboard response is entirely normal.

I've not done a clean install of LinuxCNC on the DN2800MT ... but on the 
D2500HN 
I'm NOT getting a responsive Axis graphic display. The flag I am putting up is 
that operation of this range of product can't be relied on. On the DN2800MT I 
could not get the QCAD package into a usable state on Linux so I gave up. That 
now has XP and Mach3 on as I need to get a working box out of the door.

I've actually switched to one of the older Via boards I had on the shelf, and 
and running LinuxCNC up on that so I can get the Lathe working ...

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-18 Thread Lester Caine
Peter Homann wrote:
 I've had mine sitting on the shelf gathering dust for a few months now. Too
 busy to look at it at the moment.

 Too many toys, so little time.

Especially when things that should work out of the box don't :(
I WILL get a working LinuxCNC setup working! But then I've been saying that for 
years ;) The difference now is a customer is paying ...

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-18 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:48 AM, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote:
 andy pugh wrote:
 DN2800MT will install XP, Probably Vista, W7 and Linux with graphics 
 switched
 off. Enabling graphics in Linux seems to be hit and miss but basically 
 there are

 What do you mean by enabling graphics?

 I have only used it on the VGA connector, (plugged into my TV,
 actually) but I get the normal Axis interface, and can run glxgears,
 and mouse/keyboard response is entirely normal.

 I've not done a clean install of LinuxCNC on the DN2800MT ... but on the 
 D2500HN
 I'm NOT getting a responsive Axis graphic display. The flag I am putting up is
 that operation of this range of product can't be relied on. On the DN2800MT I
 could not get the QCAD package into a usable state on Linux so I gave up.

Lester, are you using the HDMI video connection? HDMI uses a different
code path for detecting and setting up an attached display, so that
could possibly explain the variance between you and Andy.

Does D2500HN have two different video subsystems by any chance? It's
crazy but happens quite often when there's a builtin GPU in the
chipset and then the manufacturer decides to put in a discrete high
performance GPU. In that case, sometimes there's a hardware switch (a
jumper, or, e.g. on my VAIO laptop, an external switch) or a BIOS
setting that selects the primary GPU.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Lester Caine
Andrew wrote:
 I just ran into Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX motherboard.

 Anyone tested the latency?

Anybody ACTUALLY using this board with Linux? I picked one up to test out, but 
the reports about problems with the video site are quite correct. It's unusable 
:(
Would seem that it IS only usable with windows currently ...
Fortunately  there are other boards available that still use the older graphic 
chipsets, but the ITX boards are becoming a minefield!

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 July 2012 07:28, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote:

 Anybody ACTUALLY using this board with Linux? I picked one up to test out, but
 the reports about problems with the video site are quite correct. It's 
 unusable :(

Yes, I am using it as my LinuxCNC development machine.
What video problems are you having? I just did a simple LiveCD install
of LinuxCNC 2.5, and it works fine.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Lester Caine
andy pugh wrote:
 Anybody ACTUALLY using this board with Linux? I picked one up to test out, 
 but
 the reports about problems with the video site are quite correct. It's 
 unusable:(
 Yes, I am using it as my LinuxCNC development machine.
 What video problems are you having? I just did a simple LiveCD install
 of LinuxCNC 2.5, and it works fine.
I'll put my hand up ;) I was looking to use it as a media server direct from 
the 
HDMI output so I'm running the XBMC LiveUSB stick. Text mode things are running 
OK, but the second the mouse appears the whole thing grinds to a halt and it 
takes several seconds for the cursor to follow a mouse move. If you say you 
have 
the LiveCD working then I'll give that a go. I've already run SUSE12.1 on as 
well thinking it might be a USB problem but with exactly the same results ...
I'm using the D2500HN for the CNC kits and that seems to be fine but only has 
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/7/17 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com:
 On 17 July 2012 07:28, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote:

 Anybody ACTUALLY using this board with Linux? I picked one up to test out, 
 but
 the reports about problems with the video site are quite correct. It's 
 unusable :(

 Yes, I am using it as my LinuxCNC development machine.

Don't You have D510? Or have You made some upgrades?

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 July 2012 10:09, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote:

 Don't You have D510? Or have You made some upgrades?

I needed to move the D510 to the machine it was bought to control, so
I bought the DN2800 as a dedicated dev machine.

I now have 2 machine tools and 4 LinuxCNC computers

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Joseph Chiu
Yishin, what was that Beagle Bone running?

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:

 On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com
 wrote:

   PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even
 not
   in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.
 
  Is there a PCIe-to-PCI adapter available?
 
  
   Anyone tested the latency?
  
 
  Latency _should_ be very good.
 
  But I doubt that I will buy this board as it has not pci slot.
 
  Viesturs,

 Maybe you could consider BeagleBone with Mesa's 7i43/USB board.
 I saw smooth stepper motion with above combination.
 As it's with USB interface, it could work with modern laptop or netbook.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Lester Caine
Lester Caine wrote:
 I'm using the D2500HN for the CNC kits and that seems to be fine but only has
 the VGA output;)
OK turns out the D2500HN also has problems when running in Linux graphics mode, 
so as far as I am concerned they are not usable for Linux. I've got bigger 
machines for the development work, the ITX boxes are only used for machine 
testing, and I've got an Orac lathe that I'm trying to get running on LinuxCNC 
(and Mach3) at the moment. THOUGHT the D2500HN had installed OK, but now I 
start 
to play in earnest it's just very slow responding - just not as slow as the 
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Yishin Li
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Joseph Chiu joec...@joechiu.com wrote:

 Yishin, what was that Beagle Bone running?


Joseph,

It's with Ubuntu 12.04 armhf.
The detail installation guide is here: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Jon Elson
Joseph Chiu wrote:
 Yishin, what was that Beagle Bone running?

 On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:
   

 Maybe you could consider BeagleBone with Mesa's 7i43/USB board.
 I saw smooth stepper motion with above combination.
 As it's with USB interface, it could work with modern laptop or netbook.
 
The Beagle products use TI ARM Cortex CPUs, and there is no RTAI patch 
for Linux
for these CPUs.  That makes it hard to run LinuxCNC on them.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Jon Elson
Yishin Li wrote:
 On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Joseph Chiu joec...@joechiu.com wrote:
   
 Yishin, what was that Beagle Bone running?
 
 Joseph,

 It's with Ubuntu 12.04 armhf.
 The detail installation guide is here: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu
 And, this is my note about installing headless LinuxCNC on BeagleBone:
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But, note this is a simulator-only, non-real time system.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Jack Coats
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:
 On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Joseph Chiu joec...@joechiu.com wrote:

 Yishin, what was that Beagle Bone running?


 Joseph,

 It's with Ubuntu 12.04 armhf.
 The detail installation guide is here: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu
 And, this is my note about installing headless LinuxCNC on BeagleBone:
 https://sites.google.com/a/araisrobo.com/en/linuxcnc/build-for-beagle

 Cheers,

 Yishin

I just got delivery of a Raspberry Pi (B) ... runs ARM code and there is a
debian distribution for it.  Just not enough I/O available to make it a
rational LinuxCNC machine :(

It has composite video and HDMI video available, 2port USB for whatever
(keyboard, mouse, external drives, bluetooth, whatever you want),
and boots and runs from an SD card.  There is also a 'camera' interface
and a few GPIO pins (haven't checkd them out yet), a 'sound' port to plug
in an amplifier for audio and over the HDMI.
Power is via a 5v micro USB connector. needs 700mA.
JTAG interface pins, 10/100 ethernet port (standard connector),
a few status led's for 'der blinken lights'.  Ethernet is Broadcom so
don't expect detailed chip info, but it should 'just work' with appropriate
drivers.  Runs ARM11 processor at 800MHz

Info on raspberrypi.org

... Still I think I can find some uses for it (other than a toy, that
it is now).

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 July 2012 20:08, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote:

 I just got delivery of a Raspberry Pi (B) ... runs ARM code and there is a
 debian distribution for it.  Just not enough I/O available to make it a
 rational LinuxCNC machine :(

17? Sounds at least as capable as a single-parport machine.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Dave
Where did you get your Raspberry Pi from??

I have a standing order for two of them at the moment.

Scarcer than hen's teeth!

Dave

On 7/17/2012 3:08 PM, Jack Coats wrote:
 On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Yishin Liy...@araisrobo.com  wrote:

 On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Joseph Chiujoec...@joechiu.com  wrote:

  
 Yishin, what was that Beagle Bone running?



 Joseph,

 It's with Ubuntu 12.04 armhf.
 The detail installation guide is here: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu
 And, this is my note about installing headless LinuxCNC on BeagleBone:
 https://sites.google.com/a/araisrobo.com/en/linuxcnc/build-for-beagle

 Cheers,

 Yishin
  
 I just got delivery of a Raspberry Pi (B) ... runs ARM code and there is a
 debian distribution for it.  Just not enough I/O available to make it a
 rational LinuxCNC machine :(

 It has composite video and HDMI video available, 2port USB for whatever
 (keyboard, mouse, external drives, bluetooth, whatever you want),
 and boots and runs from an SD card.  There is also a 'camera' interface
 and a few GPIO pins (haven't checkd them out yet), a 'sound' port to plug
 in an amplifier for audio and over the HDMI.
 Power is via a 5v micro USB connector. needs 700mA.
 JTAG interface pins, 10/100 ethernet port (standard connector),
 a few status led's for 'der blinken lights'.  Ethernet is Broadcom so
 don't expect detailed chip info, but it should 'just work' with appropriate
 drivers.  Runs ARM11 processor at 800MHz

 Info on raspberrypi.org

 ... Still I think I can find some uses for it (other than a toy, that
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-07-17 Thread Jack Coats
Newark Electronics.  Ordered it some time ago.  They charged my card
when they were available to ship.

 ... Jack


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 Where did you get your Raspberry Pi from??

 I have a standing order for two of them at the moment.

 Scarcer than hen's teeth!

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star? (BeagleBone q.)

2012-05-24 Thread Jon Elson
Yishin Li wrote:

 I see. One more question: Pico-Systems' Universal PWM Controller also has
 
 a FPGA on it. How does its firmware/source-code get distributed?
   
It is on an SST serial EEPROM on the board.  I have a circuit that 
allows these to be read
by the FPGA (newer Xilinx FPGAs know how to read these directly, the 
Spartan 2E
needs some help.)   The Universal Stepper Controller and UPC are the 
same board,
different firmware.

I consider the source code proprietary, so it is not an open-source project.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Yishin Li
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Claude Zervas cla...@utlco.com wrote:

 On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:
  Yes, we have LinuxCNC running with UbuntuLinux 12.04 armhf
 (hard-floating)
  on BeagleBone.
 ...

 Yishin,
 That is fantastic! Any chance you will release a public distribution
 of your port of LinuxCNC to the BeagleBone (with some instructions on
 how to build it)?
 thanks,
 - Claude

 Claude,

Our repositories are at github. Please refer to this wiki page to access it:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ArtekBranch

The BeagleBone related modifications are at beagle branch.
I will prepare documentation about installing Ubuntu on BeagleBone.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Claude Zervas
cool, thanks Yishin.  I don't yet have a BeagleBone but I would like
to shrink my whole setup, so I will eventually try this out.
- Claude

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:
 On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Claude Zervas cla...@utlco.com wrote:

 On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:
  Yes, we have LinuxCNC running with UbuntuLinux 12.04 armhf
 (hard-floating)
  on BeagleBone.
 ...

 Yishin,
 That is fantastic! Any chance you will release a public distribution
 of your port of LinuxCNC to the BeagleBone (with some instructions on
 how to build it)?
 thanks,
 - Claude

 Claude,

 Our repositories are at github. Please refer to this wiki page to access it:
 http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ArtekBranch

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 I will prepare documentation about installing Ubuntu on BeagleBone.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Jon Elson
Dave wrote:
 That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range 
 power supply.
   
The AC-input supplies for these micro-ITX boards are quite cheap.  You 
can get
a mini case with power supply and front panel buttons and indicators for
less than $50.  The DC-input supplies are more expensive.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Dave
On 5/23/2012 12:18 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
 Dave wrote:

 That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range
 power supply.

  
 The AC-input supplies for these micro-ITX boards are quite cheap.  You
 can get
 a mini case with power supply and front panel buttons and indicators for
 less than $50.  The DC-input supplies are more expensive.

 Jon



I have had bad luck with cheap case/power supply combos, so I avoid them 
like the plague.

If you read the hardware reviews you can generally figure out the junk 
power supplies from the good ones.  The junk power supplies
will barely make it beyond the warranty period.   If I put a PC into a 
machine, I don't want to get a call back on that PC for at least 2 
years, preferably 3 or more, otherwise my reputation takes
a hit and it jeopardizes future work.   Most of these PCs are never 
turned off.  Intel is warranting their boards for 3 years now, so if the 
power supply holds up, all should be good for at least 2 years after the 
initial burn in.

The wide range input DC supplies are quite expensive.

http://www.mini-box.com/DC-DC
For instance the M3-ATX and the M4-ATX are nice power supplies but they 
are pricey at $69 to $89.

I have an M4-ATX and while it does work well, it is still $89.

The M3-ATX is good for 6-24 volts with 6 volts only being ok for short 
periods (while cranking the engine).

This new Intel board is good for 8-19 volts DC +/-10% and normally a car 
with a good battery and starter will not drop below 8 volts while 
cranking so this board could be run
directly off a car electrical system without a power supply, and it 
should survive an engine startup  - saving $69 for the M3-ATX.   I think 
that Mini-box just lost a bunch of business!

That board is also very low power.  A lot less than a D525MW.

Good for mobile applications.

Dave






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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Eric Keller
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote:



 That board is really low power and the wide input range makes it perfect
 to run in a vehicle.

 That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range
 power supply.

 I was having a little bit of a problem finding an Intel branded board from
a vendor I know.  Any recommendations?
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Eric Keller
when I looked on logicsupply, they were just selling jetways.  Or am I
reading the page wrong?

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote:

 On 5/23/2012 2:29 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
  On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com  wrote:
 
 
 
  That board is really low power and the wide input range makes it perfect
  to run in a vehicle.
 
  That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range
  power supply.
 
  I was having a little bit of a problem finding an Intel branded board
 from
 
  a vendor I know.  Any recommendations?
  Eric
 


 For this board or a D525MW?

 Newegg sells the D525MW and you can find them on Amazon also.

 I haven't checked Amazon for the DN2800MT yet.But it is probably on
 Amazon now also.

 Logic supply has been around for a while.  I wouldn't be hesitant to buy
 from them.

 I've spent hundreds/thousands with Mini-box.com over the years.  No
 problems with them either.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Dave
Probably the wrong page...

http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom

Dave


On 5/23/2012 3:50 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
 when I looked on logicsupply, they were just selling jetways.  Or am I
 reading the page wrong?

 On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com  wrote:


 On 5/23/2012 2:29 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
  
 On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com   wrote:



 That board is really low power and the wide input range makes it perfect
 to run in a vehicle.

 That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range
 power supply.

 I was having a little bit of a problem finding an Intel branded board
  
 from
  
  
 a vendor I know.  Any recommendations?
 Eric



 For this board or a D525MW?

 Newegg sells the D525MW and you can find them on Amazon also.

 I haven't checked Amazon for the DN2800MT yet.But it is probably on
 Amazon now also.

 Logic supply has been around for a while.  I wouldn't be hesitant to buy
 from them.

 I've spent hundreds/thousands with Mini-box.com over the years.  No
 problems with them either.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/5/23 Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com:
 Probably the wrong page...

 http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom

I like their description for D2700MUD board. Especially last sentence:
2.13 GHz dual core Intel Atom D2700 (Cedar Trail) fanless processor
with integrated graphics. Low-power Mini-ITX mainboard with digital
output, ideal for industrial applications that do not require an
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Eric Keller
Dave,
If you select any options, it says Jetway.
Eric

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote:

 Probably the wrong page...

 http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom

 Dave


 On 5/23/2012 3:50 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
  when I looked on logicsupply, they were just selling jetways.  Or am I
  reading the page wrong?
 
  On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com  wrote:
 
 
  On 5/23/2012 2:29 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
 
  On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com   wrote:
 
 
 
  That board is really low power and the wide input range makes it
 perfect
  to run in a vehicle.
 
  That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range
  power supply.
 
  I was having a little bit of a problem finding an Intel branded board
 
  from
 
 
  a vendor I know.  Any recommendations?
  Eric
 
 
 
  For this board or a D525MW?
 
  Newegg sells the D525MW and you can find them on Amazon also.
 
  I haven't checked Amazon for the DN2800MT yet.But it is probably on
  Amazon now also.
 
  Logic supply has been around for a while.  I wouldn't be hesitant to buy
  from them.
 
  I've spent hundreds/thousands with Mini-box.com over the years.  No
  problems with them either.
 
  Dave
 
 
 
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread John Murphy
Those 'options' are what card to plug into the pcie..

Here is the 525: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/d525mw



On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Eric Keller eekel...@psu.edu wrote:
 Dave,
 If you select any options, it says Jetway.
 Eric

 On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote:

 Probably the wrong page...

 http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom

 Dave


 On 5/23/2012 3:50 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
  when I looked on logicsupply, they were just selling jetways.  Or am I
  reading the page wrong?
 
  On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com  wrote:
 
 
  On 5/23/2012 2:29 PM, Eric Keller wrote:
 
  On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Davee...@dc9.tzo.com   wrote:
 
 
 
  That board is really low power and the wide input range makes it
 perfect
  to run in a vehicle.
 
  That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range
  power supply.
 
  I was having a little bit of a problem finding an Intel branded board
 
  from
 
 
  a vendor I know.  Any recommendations?
  Eric
 
 
 
  For this board or a D525MW?
 
  Newegg sells the D525MW and you can find them on Amazon also.
 
  I haven't checked Amazon for the DN2800MT yet.    But it is probably on
  Amazon now also.
 
  Logic supply has been around for a while.  I wouldn't be hesitant to buy
  from them.
 
  I've spent hundreds/thousands with Mini-box.com over the years.  No
  problems with them either.
 
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread John Kasunich


On Wed, May 23, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
 2012/5/23 Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com:
  Probably the wrong page...
 
  http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom
 
 I like their description for D2700MUD board. Especially last sentence:
 2.13 GHz dual core Intel Atom D2700 (Cedar Trail) fanless processor
 with integrated graphics. Low-power Mini-ITX mainboard with digital
 output, ideal for industrial applications that do not require an
 extended production life.
 
 Can anyone explain, what do they mean?

It means that like any other consumer electronic product, if you 
come back in two years and ask to buy one just like the one that
is in your machine tool, they will laugh at you and ask why you
want an antique.

The consumer electronic world changes so fast that stuff is obsolete
before the industrial world even has a chance to design it in.  For
machines that are expected to last a decade or two, that can be a
nightmare.  Their answer to that is usually a separate product line,
that has half the performance at five times the price, but will
remain in production for a long time.

In that paragraph they are saying that if you need an extended
production life, then this board is not for you.  Get your wallet
out and go to the expensive industrial department.  But if you won't
need to worry about replacing it a couple years from now, then it
would be good for an industrial application.


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/5/23 John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm:
 Their answer to that is usually a separate product line,
 that has half the performance at five times the price, but will
 remain in production for a long time.

Got it! It is meant to be the production life of the board itself, not
its productive life, when used in industrial machine...

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 5/23/2012 4:33 PM, John Kasunich wrote:

 On Wed, May 23, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
 2012/5/23 Davee...@dc9.tzo.com:
 Probably the wrong page...

 http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom
 I like their description for D2700MUD board. Especially last sentence:
 2.13 GHz dual core Intel Atom D2700 (Cedar Trail) fanless processor
 with integrated graphics. Low-power Mini-ITX mainboard with digital
 output, ideal for industrial applications that do not require an
 extended production life.

 Can anyone explain, what do they mean?
 It means that like any other consumer electronic product, if you
 come back in two years and ask to buy one just like the one that
 is in your machine tool, they will laugh at you and ask why you
 want an antique.

More particularly, it reflects the announcement by Intel that the Atom 
Processor D2700 is in end of life status [already!].

 The consumer electronic world changes so fast that stuff is obsolete
 before the industrial world even has a chance to design it in.  For
 machines that are expected to last a decade of more...

The Intel Atom Processor N2800 will also reach end of life status much 
sooner than ten years from now. There is nothing about shortened 
production life in the LogicSupply description about the respective 
board simply because at the moment the CPU is still in launched status.

I won't bore you with an enumeration of the products I own which reached 
end of life long before I did.

Regards,
Kent


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
I was in the market for a mini-ITX motherboard at the beginning of the year.
I wanted that board, but it hadn't been released yet.

I ended up getting a D2700 based one...

http://www.mitxpc.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MBNC9KDL2700

I don't remember the numbers, but the latency was good.  

I did have some problems getting some device drivers working - things like
the Sensor monitors.  The CPU/Chipset was too new for the 10.04 kernel to
know about them.

Frank



 -Original Message-
 From: Andrew [mailto:parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com]
 Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 3:10 AM
 To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
 Subject: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?
 
 Hi everyone,
 
 I just ran into Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX motherboard.
 http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-
 motherboards/desktop-board-dn2800mt.html
 It has HDMI, LVDS (can be useful for LCD panels), LPT header, two miniPCIe
 slots (SSD and wifi if necessary) and built-in PSU! (8-19V DC input
required).
 PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
in
 MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.
 Very thin board, all looks perfect. Costs $105. But the most important
 question is:
 Anyone tested the latency?
 
 Regards,
 Andrew


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Dave
On 5/23/2012 4:33 PM, John Kasunich wrote:

 On Wed, May 23, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote:

 2012/5/23 Davee...@dc9.tzo.com:
  
 Probably the wrong page...

 http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom

 I like their description for D2700MUD board. Especially last sentence:
 2.13 GHz dual core Intel Atom D2700 (Cedar Trail) fanless processor
 with integrated graphics. Low-power Mini-ITX mainboard with digital
 output, ideal for industrial applications that do not require an
 extended production life.

 Can anyone explain, what do they mean?
  
 It means that like any other consumer electronic product, if you
 come back in two years and ask to buy one just like the one that
 is in your machine tool, they will laugh at you and ask why you
 want an antique.

 The consumer electronic world changes so fast that stuff is obsolete
 before the industrial world even has a chance to design it in.  For
 machines that are expected to last a decade or two, that can be a
 nightmare.  Their answer to that is usually a separate product line,
 that has half the performance at five times the price, but will
 remain in production for a long time.

 In that paragraph they are saying that if you need an extended
 production life, then this board is not for you.  Get your wallet
 out and go to the expensive industrial department.  But if you won't
 need to worry about replacing it a couple years from now, then it
 would be good for an industrial application.




Get your wallet
out and go to the expensive industrial department.


Until the industrial company is bought up by the competition and that 
product line is discontinued.   ;-)

'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and 
taxes.  Benjamin Franklin - 1789

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star? (BeagleBone q.)

2012-05-23 Thread Ralph Stirling

 Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:41:01 +0800
 From: Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com
 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

 Our repositories are at github. Please refer to this wiki page to access it:
 http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ArtekBranch

 The BeagleBone related modifications are at beagle branch.
 I will prepare documentation about installing Ubuntu on BeagleBone.

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This is really very interesting news, Yishin.  Are you going to release the
FPGA hdl as opensource (like Peter has done with hostmot2 logic for the
Mesa cards)?  Are you going to have a USB/FPGA board available for purchase?

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Javier Ros
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:

 On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Greg Bernard yankeelena2...@yahoo.com
 wrote:

  Yishin-
  Do you actually have the Beaglebone running LinuxCNC? I know Jon Elson
 has
  been waiting for a very long time for someone to write an RTAI kernel for
  that platform.
 
  Greg,

 Yes, we have LinuxCNC running with UbuntuLinux 12.04 armhf (hard-floating)
 on BeagleBone.
 The floating point performance is good for trajectory planning with 0.65ms
 period.
 As we moved the realtime time master from host into FPGA, we no longer need
 RTAI.


What do you mean with this: that all the HAL RT modules that your
application needs
are running now in the FPGA?.

Can you elaborate a litle about what parts are running in the beagle and
what in the
FPGA. I presume you have a non RT HAL module to interface the 7i43 through
the USB
port, haven't you?.

I didn't know such kind things could be done using FPGA, although I think
they must be
 really difficult and laborious.

I'm really impressed.

Javier

PD: Isn't this an answer to the survival of LinuxCNC without a Linux RT
(RTAI Xenomai or other alternative),
and even to the latency killer hardware?. A posssible path to its extension
to other OS?
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star? (BeagleBone q.)

2012-05-23 Thread Yishin Li
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 5:52 AM, Ralph Stirling 
ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu wrote:


  Our repositories are at github. Please refer to this wiki page to access
 it:
  http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ArtekBranch
 
  The BeagleBone related modifications are at beagle branch.
  I will prepare documentation about installing Ubuntu on BeagleBone.
 

 This is really very interesting news, Yishin.  Are you going to release the
 FPGA hdl as opensource (like Peter has done with hostmot2 logic for the
 Mesa cards)?  Are you going to have a USB/FPGA board available for
 purchase?

 -- Ralph

 Ralph,

I think Mesa's USB/FPGA board (7i43) is good; I've been using it on a few
industrial automation machines and plasma cutters for more than 2 years.
It's stable, it's with good quality, and it's cheap.

Releasing HDL of the FPGA design is another issue. IMHO, it doesn't help
too much for the development by releasing the HDL source code. AFAIK, the
hostmot2 logic is only maintained by mesa; there is no community for
developing it yet.

We have plan to sell our HDL design with whole verification set. I think
people who paid for it have more motivation to improve it. For people who
would just like to use it, we have our firmware available on github
repository. It's at configs/araisrobo/ directory. People could try it with
laptop/PC and Mesa's 7i43 board.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star? (BeagleBone q.)

2012-05-23 Thread andy pugh
On 24 May 2012 00:23, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:

 Releasing HDL of the FPGA design is another issue. IMHO, it doesn't help
 too much for the development by releasing the HDL source code. AFAIK, the
 hostmot2 logic is only maintained by mesa; there is no community for
 developing it yet.

This is true, but a number of us can (and do) build custom firmware
combinations or change pinouts to suit specific requirements.
The Firmwares distributed with LinuxCNC are built by the project, not by Mesa.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread dave
On Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:16 -0400
Kent A. Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote:

 On 5/23/2012 4:33 PM, John Kasunich wrote:
 
  On Wed, May 23, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
  2012/5/23 Davee...@dc9.tzo.com:
  Probably the wrong page...
 
  http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom
  I like their description for D2700MUD board. Especially last
  sentence: 2.13 GHz dual core Intel Atom D2700 (Cedar Trail)
  fanless processor with integrated graphics. Low-power Mini-ITX
  mainboard with digital output, ideal for industrial applications
  that do not require an extended production life.
 
  Can anyone explain, what do they mean?
  It means that like any other consumer electronic product, if you
  come back in two years and ask to buy one just like the one that
  is in your machine tool, they will laugh at you and ask why you
  want an antique.
 
 More particularly, it reflects the announcement by Intel that the
 Atom Processor D2700 is in end of life status [already!].
 
  The consumer electronic world changes so fast that stuff is obsolete
  before the industrial world even has a chance to design it in.  For
  machines that are expected to last a decade of more...
 
 The Intel Atom Processor N2800 will also reach end of life status
 much sooner than ten years from now. There is nothing about shortened 
 production life in the LogicSupply description about the respective 
 board simply because at the moment the CPU is still in launched
 status.
 
 I won't bore you with an enumeration of the products I own which
 reached end of life long before I did.
 
 Regards,
 Kent

Well, that is positive news! :-)

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star? (BeagleBone q.)

2012-05-23 Thread Yishin Li
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:37 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote:

 On 24 May 2012 00:23, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:

  Releasing HDL of the FPGA design is another issue. IMHO, it doesn't help
  too much for the development by releasing the HDL source code. AFAIK, the
  hostmot2 logic is only maintained by mesa; there is no community for
  developing it yet.

 This is true, but a number of us can (and do) build custom firmware
 combinations or change pinouts to suit specific requirements.
 The Firmwares distributed with LinuxCNC are built by the project, not by
 Mesa.

 I see. One more question: Pico-Systems' Universal PWM Controller also has
a FPGA on it. How does its firmware/source-code get distributed?

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-23 Thread Jon Elson
Viesturs Lācis wrote:
 2012/5/23 Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com:
   
 Probably the wrong page...

 http://www.logicsupply.com/categories/mainboards/intel_atom
 

 I like their description for D2700MUD board. Especially last sentence:
 2.13 GHz dual core Intel Atom D2700 (Cedar Trail) fanless processor
 with integrated graphics. Low-power Mini-ITX mainboard with digital
 output, ideal for industrial applications that do not require an
 extended production life.

 Can anyone explain, what do they mean?

   
Probably means they will be making a different board next year, a little 
faster
or something, or slightly different peripheral combination.

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[Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Andrew
Hi everyone,

I just ran into Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX motherboard.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dn2800mt.html
It has HDMI, LVDS (can be useful for LCD panels), LPT header, two miniPCIe
slots (SSD and wifi if necessary) and built-in PSU! (8-19V DC input
required).
PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.
Very thin board, all looks perfect. Costs $105. But the most important
question is:
Anyone tested the latency?

Regards,
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/5/22 Andrew parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com:
 Hi everyone,

 I just ran into Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX motherboard.
 http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dn2800mt.html
 It has HDMI, LVDS (can be useful for LCD panels), LPT header, two miniPCIe
 slots (SSD and wifi if necessary) and built-in PSU! (8-19V DC input
 required).

8-19V DC input = perfect for car-PC.

 PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
 in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.

Is there a PCIe-to-PCI adapter available?


 Anyone tested the latency?


Latency _should_ be very good.

But I doubt that I will buy this board as it has not pci slot.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Dave
On 5/22/2012 1:10 PM, Andrew wrote:
 Hi everyone,

 I just ran into Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX motherboard.
 http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dn2800mt.html
 It has HDMI, LVDS (can be useful for LCD panels), LPT header, two miniPCIe
 slots (SSD and wifi if necessary) and built-in PSU! (8-19V DC input
 required).
 PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
 in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.
 Very thin board, all looks perfect. Costs $105. But the most important
 question is:
 Anyone tested the latency?

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Google:  dn2800mt linux

There seems to be video issues with this board.

I really like the wide voltage range on the power supply input.   That 
would be good for battery powered apps.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 5/22/2012 2:43 PM, Dave wrote:
 On 5/22/2012 1:10 PM, Andrew wrote:
 Hi everyone,

 I just ran into Intel DN2800MT mini-ITX motherboard.
 http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dn2800mt.html
 It has HDMI, LVDS (can be useful for LCD panels), LPT header, two miniPCIe
 slots (SSD and wifi if necessary) and built-in PSU! (8-19V DC input
 required).
 PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
 in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.
 Very thin board, all looks perfect. Costs $105. But the most important
 question is:
 Anyone tested the latency?

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 Google:  dn2800mt linux

 There seems to be video issues with this board.

 I really like the wide voltage range on the power supply input.   That
 would be good for battery powered apps.

 Dave


 From the LogicSupply.com site:


---
As of February 2012, due to driver limitations of the PowerVR graphics 
processing unit (GPU) core used in Intel’s Cedarview processors, 
operating system support is currently limited to Windows 7 and Windows 8 
32-bit versions.

While Ubuntu Linux 10.04 can be installed, functionality is limited and 
hardware graphics acceleration does not work. Because there are no 
drivers for the PowerVR graphics chip, the OS uses the generic VESA 
driver for X.org, thus Graphical User Interfaces still function, but 
users may experience sluggish performance, limited screen resolutions, 
video tearing, and playback for fullscreen or high-definition videos 
will stutter or freeze.

There are no available drivers for Windows 7 64-bit operating systems.

As a result, Logic Supply does not currently offer support for Windows 7 
64-bit or Ubuntu Linux 10.04 installed on Cedarview boards or guarantee 
functionality of these operating systems on boards purchased by our 
customers. This restriction may change as newer driver updates are 
released, and we’ll do our best to stay on top of it.
---


As ever, a new generation of cpu technology brings a new generation of 
problems. Note that earlier 32-bit Windows and all 64-bit Windows are 
excluded also, so it's not just Linux-fanboys they are diss'ing. The 
nettop market is lucrative but it sure is tough on the rest of us.

Since I often run my boards with a remote X-server this GPU may not be 
an issue for me. Comparing the DN2800MT block diagram with that of the 
D525MW, I don't see great differences in the layout of the blocks. Both 
use the NM10 Express chip set and a W83627DHG-A based Legacy I/O 
controller (which drives the parallel port) although the brand name of 
this controller changed from Winbond to Nuvoton.

The PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports have disappeared and they've reverted to 
an onboard parallel-port header (ala the D510MO). The loss of the PCI 
slot has already been mentioned.

I don't like to count my chickens before they're hatched, but it looks 
like this board may be acceptable within the limits of PCIe.

Regards,
Kent


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 May 2012 22:17, Kent A. Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote:

 While Ubuntu Linux 10.04 can be installed, functionality is limited and
 hardware graphics acceleration does not work. Because there are no
 drivers for the PowerVR graphics chip, the OS uses the generic VESA
 driver for X.org,

Software-OpenGL and Vesa graphics are both common suggestions for
reducing latency problems, so that might actually be a plus for us,
especially if the problems make them very cheap :-)


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Eric Keller
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 5:19 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote:


 Software-OpenGL and Vesa graphics are both common suggestions for
 reducing latency problems, so that might actually be a plus for us,
 especially if the problems make them very cheap :-)

 That's what I was thinking, although I doubt it's going to make the boards
any cheaper.  I really wish the chipmakers would give up on these crazy
closed architectures, it seems counter-productive.
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 5/22/2012 5:19 PM, andy pugh wrote:
 On 22 May 2012 22:17, Kent A. Reedkentallanr...@gmail.com  wrote:

 While Ubuntu Linux 10.04 can be installed, functionality is limited and
 hardware graphics acceleration does not work. Because there are no
 drivers for the PowerVR graphics chip, the OS uses the generic VESA
 driver for X.org,
 Software-OpenGL and Vesa graphics are both common suggestions for
 reducing latency problems, so that might actually be a plus for us,
 especially if the problems make them very cheap :-)



True, True, and at these current board speeds they no longer feel like 
constraints.

More important for me is the continued presence of a VGA port when I'm 
using the onboard graphics. I'm sure VGA will soon disappear altogether 
since most of the home theater crowd no longer has a need. Not a game 
stopper, just another irritant for those of us with antiquated hardware 
begging to be reused.

Of course there's still the BIOS lying in wait. The DN2800MT BIOS has 
gone through 3 revisions already. So far, none of the issues that have 
been fixed look like they would affect us.

At the risk of boring y'all, I'll quote Ronald Reagan once again Trust 
but verify.

Regards,
Kent


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Dave
On 5/22/2012 5:51 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote:
 On 5/22/2012 5:19 PM, andy pugh wrote:

 On 22 May 2012 22:17, Kent A. Reedkentallanr...@gmail.com   wrote:

  
 While Ubuntu Linux 10.04 can be installed, functionality is limited and
 hardware graphics acceleration does not work. Because there are no
 drivers for the PowerVR graphics chip, the OS uses the generic VESA
 driver for X.org,

 Software-OpenGL and Vesa graphics are both common suggestions for
 reducing latency problems, so that might actually be a plus for us,
 especially if the problems make them very cheap :-)


  
 True, True, and at these current board speeds they no longer feel like
 constraints.

 More important for me is the continued presence of a VGA port when I'm
 using the onboard graphics. I'm sure VGA will soon disappear altogether
 since most of the home theater crowd no longer has a need. Not a game
 stopper, just another irritant for those of us with antiquated hardware
 begging to be reused.

 Of course there's still the BIOS lying in wait. The DN2800MT BIOS has
 gone through 3 revisions already. So far, none of the issues that have
 been fixed look like they would affect us.

 At the risk of boring y'all, I'll quote Ronald Reagan once again Trust
 but verify.

 Regards,
 Kent





That board is really low power and the wide input range makes it perfect 
to run in a vehicle.

That board  is considerable cheaper than a D525 and a wide input range 
power supply.

Intel is taunting me again...   I think I need one.  :-)

Dave


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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Yishin Li
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote:

  PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
  in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.

 Is there a PCIe-to-PCI adapter available?

 
  Anyone tested the latency?
 

 Latency _should_ be very good.

 But I doubt that I will buy this board as it has not pci slot.

 Viesturs,

Maybe you could consider BeagleBone with Mesa's 7i43/USB board.
I saw smooth stepper motion with above combination.
As it's with USB interface, it could work with modern laptop or netbook.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Greg Bernard
Yishin-
Do you actually have the Beaglebone running LinuxCNC? I know Jon Elson has been 
waiting for a very long time for someone to write an RTAI kernel for that 
platform. 

 
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We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for 
fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy -- sun, 
wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. 
What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal 
run out before we tackle that. -Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931) 




 From: Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net 
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?
 
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Viesturs Lācis 
viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote:

  PCIe slot is suitable for 6i25, which is probably very new, it's even not
  in MESA's price list, I guess the price is compatible to 5i25's.

 Is there a PCIe-to-PCI adapter available?

 
  Anyone tested the latency?
 

 Latency _should_ be very good.

 But I doubt that I will buy this board as it has not pci slot.

 Viesturs,

Maybe you could consider BeagleBone with Mesa's 7i43/USB board.
I saw smooth stepper motion with above combination.
As it's with USB interface, it could work with modern laptop or netbook.

Yishin
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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Yishin Li
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Greg Bernard yankeelena2...@yahoo.comwrote:

 Yishin-
 Do you actually have the Beaglebone running LinuxCNC? I know Jon Elson has
 been waiting for a very long time for someone to write an RTAI kernel for
 that platform.

 Greg,

Yes, we have LinuxCNC running with UbuntuLinux 12.04 armhf (hard-floating)
on BeagleBone.
The floating point performance is good for trajectory planning with 0.65ms
period.
As we moved the realtime time master from host into FPGA, we no longer need
RTAI.
We just need typical Ubuntu with USB support.

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Re: [Emc-users] Intel DN2800MT - possible new LinuxCNC star?

2012-05-22 Thread Claude Zervas
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Yishin Li y...@araisrobo.com wrote:
 Yes, we have LinuxCNC running with UbuntuLinux 12.04 armhf (hard-floating)
 on BeagleBone.
...

Yishin,
That is fantastic! Any chance you will release a public distribution
of your port of LinuxCNC to the BeagleBone (with some instructions on
how to build it)?
thanks,
- Claude

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