who's joking ;-) Actually, there are some low-powered SOCs that run Linux, and if any of them can be made to run LinuxCNC nee EMC2, it would be replaceable. If you poke at this please let me/us know...
EBo -- On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:52:56 -0500, Dave wrote: > On 1/25/2012 11:44 AM, EBo wrote: >> On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:03 +0000, andy pugh wrote: >> >>> On 25 January 2012 16:19, Dave<e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> What did I miss? I did a message search and - nothing! >>>> Andy, you need to notify the other sailors on the list when you do >>>> something interesting on a sailboat. ;-) >>>> >>> I am sailing from Qingdao (China) to San Francisco, leaving on the >>> 1st >>> of March. >>> >>> It's part of a pay-your-way yacht race. >>> >> there for a second I thought this might be a automated sail/tiller >> control via EMC2 ;-) >> >> >> EBo -- >> >> >> > > You joke, but EMC2/LinuxCNC is loaded on the PC that I use to drive > my > sailboats Autopilot via some Linux chart software that creates a > heading > for my autopilot. > The Autopilot is homegrown and runs on a PLC. I considered using > LinuxCNC to drive the tiller actuator directly, and there is no > reason > why it wouldn't work, but a micro PLC draws a lot less power than > even a very efficient PC. And since the navigation PC is not always > running, the PLC solution is a more efficient and simpler solution - > at > the moment. > But my autopilot/navigation system is in a constant state of flux so > next year it might be different. So now it should be obvious that > CNC > controls and sailing is closely related. ;-) > > Dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft > developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, > MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
