Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-08 Thread eugenio
Hi everybody, I'm a new user of CAN, more specific CANopen protocol over CAN bus. I used to control six servomotors in a robot. I selected this option because the other were: - Analog output (no flexibility for my requirements). - RS232 (slow if compared with CAN maximun velocity of 1Mbps). - Oth

Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-08 Thread Peter blodow
Hello gentlemen, having spent a lot of years as a facility manager with experience in machine control technology I'm trying to bring light into this guessworking. The CAN-Bus (Controller Area Network) has been developed by Bosch being the largest supplier of automotive parts in the world and In

Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-07 Thread paul_c
On Saturday 07 February 2009, Thomas Kaiser wrote: > you can find a CAN PCI card for your PC. The question is if there is a > drive available which works with Linux There are several drivers available for use with Linux (and a few with realtime Linux) - Most of the code I have relates to SJA1000

Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-07 Thread R.L. Wurdack
t to limit chip supplier's. i.e. Why would you want to single source a critical component - no one would use it in their designs. D. - Original Message - From: "Eric Taada" To: "EMC2 List" Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:14 AM Subject: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus dr

Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-07 Thread Thomas Kaiser
Jim Fleig - CNC Services wrote: > FWIW > > I cannot speak to the issue of Bosch having proprietary rights to CAN-BUS > communication. I have seen CAN-BUS used on many machine tools that did not > have any Bosch software (that I know of) or hardware (I definitely know > there was no Bosch hardw

Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-07 Thread Jim Fleig - CNC Services
February 07, 2009 2:14 PM Subject: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers > CAN-BUS is proprietary to Bosch and may conflict with EMC's open source > principals. > It is found in many vehicles both on land and sea including BMW > motorcycles > since 2004. > There would be a wealt

[Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-07 Thread Eric Taada
CAN-BUS is proprietary to Bosch and may conflict with EMC's open source principals. It is found in many vehicles both on land and sea including BMW motorcycles since 2004. There would be a wealth of hardware options available to the folks who develop the drivers. ---