SSD's have a very finite life. I can't go into details on what makes/models
have longer lives, or ways that different companies extend SSD life, but any
enterprise application using SSD's for performance reasons almost considers
the SSD a consumable of the system. Even consumer products manufactu
Hello,
I am thinking to get the 4 axis electronics kit that CNCRouterParts
sells -
http://www.cncrouterparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=75
Anyone happen to get this configured correctly to run a dual drive
y-axis system?
I have had good success using the Xylotex 3-axis system b
Jon, thanks. What I like about atoms and ssds, is that they are cool
and thus are unlikely to suffer from temperature stress. There is also
no dependency on rotating fans. Meaning almost no dust clogging the
PC, no bearing failure etc.
Additionally for SSDs, there are no moving platters. I would u
Igor Chudov wrote:
> Jon, this is sad, but true.
>
> So, how would you approach building such a PC yourself?
>
Based ENTIRELY on my personal experience, I would go with a used Dell
Optiplex.
One good thing about the used thing is that they come "pre tested".
Now, as for how much
of their life
Jon, this is sad, but true.
So, how would you approach building such a PC yourself?
How about an Atom base mobo, SSD and a PicoPSU? Maybe with a space
AC-DC adapter?
i
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
> Dave wrote:
>> Just a thought, but Jetway sells a 12 volt DC supply Mini I
Cecil Thomas wrote:
> Some time back I remember someone saying that they had had very good
> luck with the smaller footprint Dell Optiplex models running EMC2
> with very low or at least good latency.
> I have been looking around and have found several at reasonable
> prices but my research has
Dave wrote:
> Just a thought, but Jetway sells a 12 volt DC supply Mini Itx
> motherboard that has an onboard PS.
>
> If you fed that with a small linear power supply (which are low voltage,
> low tech, and extremely reliable) perhaps you can avoid the crappy PC
> power supply situation
> that w
Igor Chudov wrote:
> OK, thanks for saving my A$$ and giving me your first hand user
> experience. I will look for something else.
>
> Which is kind of sad really. How hard is it to put together a fanless
> system that consumes at most 20 watts and has a reliable power supply?
>
It may be very h
try
g91 g28 z0
g91 g28 x0 y0
g90
this should move z to home position and then move x and y to home position
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Ries van Twisk wrote:
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
>
> > On 10/22/2010 03:20 PM, For Sale Sticker wrote:
> >> OK - so t
On Oct 22, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
> On 10/22/2010 03:20 PM, For Sale Sticker wrote:
>> OK - so this might be kind of a silly question I know - but is
>> there a simple way to have all the axis return to the home position
>> (without joging by hand).
>>
>
> g53 g0 x0 y0
Some time back I remember someone saying that they had had very good
luck with the smaller footprint Dell Optiplex models running EMC2
with very low or at least good latency.
I have been looking around and have found several at reasonable
prices but my research has shown that there are about a d
On 10/22/2010 03:20 PM, For Sale Sticker wrote:
> OK - so this might be kind of a silly question I know - but is there a simple
> way to have all the axis return to the home position (without joging by hand).
>
g53 g0 x0 y0 z0
Or look at g28 and g30.
--
Sebastian Kuzminsky
-
OK - so this might be kind of a silly question I know - but is there a simple
way to have all the axis return to the home position (without joging by hand).
Thanks
Andy
--
Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Callin
And by the way, running PCs into very old age without rebuilding, just
was not possible before due to use of rotating platter hard drives. So
even old PCs, like Jon's Optiplex, had to be rebuilt to be used beyond
5 years.
With SSDs, the situation is principally different and, in the absence
of mas
Dave, this is a great idea, use a 12v mobo and a linear power supply
instead of SMPS. I am not totally sure that I want to go this far,
just because it becomes a big project, but maybe I will.
I know that I hear a lot of bullshit from PC makers, but none of them
really cares about reliability beyo
2010/10/22 Colin Kingsbury :
>> Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
>> >> Keyboards and mice are another issue. These need to be protected and
>> kept
>> >> clean.
>> >>
>> >
>> > So what do people use for keyboard/mouse?
>>
>
> I got one of these flexible silicone keyboards for $10. You need to put it
> on a s
On Friday, October 22, 2010 03:12:03 pm Igor Chudov did opine:
> OK, thanks for saving my A$$ and giving me your first hand user
> experience. I will look for something else.
>
> Which is kind of sad really. How hard is it to put together a fanless
> system that consumes at most 20 watts and has
Thanks Jon. I would like a small form factor and SSD for rock solid
reliability.
What do you guys think about these Mini-Boxes, I believe some people
are familiar:
http://www.mini-box.com/Mini-Box-M300
Igor
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Dave wrote:
> I would agree with Eric, I have used Ad
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 23:27 -0500, Igor Chudov wrote:
... snip
> I am beginning to feel a need to have a PC/server, to run Linux, that
> would be extremely reliable and long lasting.
... snip
I am not an expert, but ...
I agree with other comments about how equipment is marketed has nothing
to do
> Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
> >> Keyboards and mice are another issue. These need to be protected and
> kept
> >> clean.
> >>
> >
> > So what do people use for keyboard/mouse?
>
I got one of these flexible silicone keyboards for $10. You need to put it
on a solid, flat surface and you don't want to u
Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
>> Keyboards and mice are another issue. These need to be protected and kept
>> clean.
>>
>
> So what do people use for keyboard/mouse?
>
> The other day I was jogging the Z axis down and a bit of swarf caused the
> key to stick down. Luckily, the limit switch saved me.
Just a thought, but Jetway sells a 12 volt DC supply Mini Itx
motherboard that has an onboard PS.
If you fed that with a small linear power supply (which are low voltage,
low tech, and extremely reliable) perhaps you can avoid the crappy PC
power supply situation
that way?
Industrial linear po
Don Stanley wrote:
> Even after that they produced a chip
> computer that reportedly knocked the socks off the stuff coming out of
> Silicon
> Valley. But it was too late. I understand the buyer of the bankrupt DEC
> shelved
> the chip.
it must be the DEC Alpha you are referring to. It was a VERY
Igor Chudov wrote:
> I apologize in advance that this is somewhat off topic.
>
> I am beginning to feel a need to have a PC/server, to run Linux, that
> would be extremely reliable and long lasting.
>
> I would use it for
>
> 1) Holding a personal CVS repository
> 2) Running a nameserver
> 3) SSH p
I would agree with Eric, I have used Advantech computers and I think
their biggest plus is form factor and convenience for industrial
applications.
I think Advantech's reliability is less than good server hardware but
probably not better than standard commercial grade PCs.
I have worked with a
OK, thanks for saving my A$$ and giving me your first hand user
experience. I will look for something else.
Which is kind of sad really. How hard is it to put together a fanless
system that consumes at most 20 watts and has a reliable power supply?
i
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Eric Keller
Just to be more clear than I was in my previous post, if that
Advantech works out of the box, which is not guaranteed, I wouldn't
expect it to work problem-free for 5 years. Out of over 20 computers
I have bought from them, I don't think any of them have worked that
long without becoming flaky. I
I have wished I could buy a reliable computer for work projects. I
find that industrial computers are not any more long-lived than
commercial computers. Additionally, I have had some bad experiences
with the level of support, particularly bios support is non-existent
and they are poorly tested be
Supermicros are great. I have a 5 1/2 year old Supermicro based server
from Thinkmate that I keep colocated at my ISP.
The hard drive is showing errors (as they are all wont to do), but the
box itself is great. I will soon take it home for a refit with a new
HD and SSD and Ubuntu 10.04 (It runs F
What seems to kill PCs these days are bad capacitors and bad power
supplies.
Hard drives simply wear out after a while. A SSD with wear leveling
gets rid of that problem.
Server grade hardware seems to last a long time - SuperMicro boards in
particular seem very well built.I sold a custom
To All,
There is a non-qwerty keyboard (like most CNC keyboards) called the OIX 5072-P
Description: Sealed NEMA 4X Industrial Keyboard with Wide-Spaced Keys for
Gloved Hands, PS/2, Black
>From http://www.cyberresearch.com
It is not cheap, but it is bullet-proof.
Cheers,
Jim
-Original Messa
Any links for opportunities to purchase the screens that are used on saws?
Jim
-Original Message-
From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:58 PM
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Suitable touchscreen?
Caner wrote:
>
Go to www.mini-box.com they have lots of 12 V DC power supplies for the
Mini-ITX main boards.
Gary Fiber K8IZ
--
Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest
Create new apps & games for th
2010/10/22 Igor Chudov
> I apologize in advance that this is somewhat off topic.
>
> I am beginning to feel a need to have a PC/server, to run Linux, that
> would be extremely reliable and long lasting.
>
> ...
>
>
>
Our labs at work consists of nothing but hardware made for difficult
environmen
On 22 October 2010 07:13, Frank Tkalcevic wrote:
> So what do people use for keyboard/mouse?
>From eBay, one of these stainless-steel vandal-proof ones:
http://www.devlin.co.uk/keyboards/kiosks.html
If you go the same route, make sure you get one with a CTRL key, mine
lacks that and it is a bit
On 22 October 2010 06:41, Andy Ibbotson wrote:
> I am planning to move to MESA cards to drive my mill. AT present I'm trying
> to decide between the 7i43 (parallel) or the 5i20 (PCI). Platform will be
> Intel D510MO motherboard coupled with a 32Gb solid state disk.
It is probable that the 7i
> The objective here is low power, cool temperature, and absence of any
> rotating parts.
Sounds a bit like my EMC2 machine, (Intel D510MO), I have that running
from SSD with passive cooling and a PicoPSU. Finding a suitably
reliable 12V supply might be the tricky part.
Alternatively a second-han
On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:23:33 +0300, you wrote:
>Which is the best choice of touchscreen for industrial usage?
>There are several kinds of vandal-proof, water-proof, dust-proof SAW
>screens, also different which technology is more useful such as surface
>acoustic wave, resistive or infrared?
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