Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-28 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/28/2010 Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 10:42 -0700, Mike Payson wrote: >> > Not technically a PDA, but this would be easy to install in a pendant and >> > should do everything you need: >> > >> > http://andahammer.com/mini3/?PHPSESSID=c47b0c96938c86847ccf80119dab7d42 > > Fr

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-28 Thread Andy Pugh
On 28 September 2010 08:20, Frank Tkalcevic wrote: > I've always wondered how useful an iPod touch would be for as a hand held > device.  Touch screen + wifi is all you need for a simple remote interface. > Unfortunately you have to pay for the SDK, and you need a Mac to run the > SDK, and you ha

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-28 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> >> In terms of fulfilling your requirements, are you thinking PDA > >> because it is a convenient packaging of display and input devices or > because...? I've always wondered how useful an iPod touch would be for as a hand held device. Touch screen + wifi is all you need for a simple remote int

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-27 Thread fritz
On 09/27/2010 11:52 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 07:24 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: > ... snip > >> In terms of fulfilling your requirements, are you thinking PDA because >> it is a convenient packaging of display and input devices or because...? >> >> Regards, >> Kent >>

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 10:42 -0700, Mike Payson wrote: > Not technically a PDA, but this would be easy to install in a pendant and > should do everything you need: > > http://andahammer.com/mini3/?PHPSESSID=c47b0c96938c86847ccf80119dab7d42 >From my brief look at it, it looks ideal (34 GPIO pins, y

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-27 Thread Mike Payson
Not technically a PDA, but this would be easy to install in a pendant and should do everything you need: http://andahammer.com/mini3/?PHPSESSID=c47b0c96938c86847ccf80119dab7d42 On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I want to read encoders with a PDA, such as for a DRO, but I wo

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 07:24 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: ... snip > In terms of fulfilling your requirements, are you thinking PDA because > it is a convenient packaging of display and input devices or because...? > > Regards, > Kent At the risk of becoming too off topic, I'll describe my project.

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-27 Thread Andy Pugh
On 27 September 2010 12:24, Kent A. Reed wrote: > >  On 9/27/2010 4:09 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> I want to read encoders with a PDA, > In terms of fulfilling your requirements, are you thinking PDA because > it is a convenient packaging of display and input devices or because...? If it is just

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-27 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/27/2010 4:09 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I want to read encoders with a PDA, such as for a DRO, but I would > prefer to use something like a PC parallel port. I suspect no PDA has a > parallel port, so does anyone know of a good PDA that has GPIO or other > hackable ports for digital I/O? It s

Re: [Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-26 Thread Fox Mulder
Am 26.09.2010 19:04, schrieb Kirk Wallace: > I want to read encoders with a PDA, such as for a DRO, but I would > prefer to use something like a PC parallel port. I suspect no PDA has a > parallel port, so does anyone know of a good PDA that has GPIO or other > hackable ports for digital I/O? It se

[Emc-users] OT: PDA's and machine control

2010-09-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
I want to read encoders with a PDA, such as for a DRO, but I would prefer to use something like a PC parallel port. I suspect no PDA has a parallel port, so does anyone know of a good PDA that has GPIO or other hackable ports for digital I/O? It seems the Sharp Zaurus has good Linux support, has an