I'm with Gene on this. For the short term, at least, a parallel port adapter (or 2) would allow existing BOB's to be used. But the ideal would be a dedicated cape that could provide the functionality of a Mesa or Pico Systems board.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." -Kenneth Boulding, economist “How unfortunate that the Earth’s first intelligent social animal is a tribal carnivore” -E.O. Wilson, sociobiologist >________________________________ > From: Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> >To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 4:40 PM >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Beaglebone LinuxCNC starterkit: ready-to-run SD >card image > > >On Sunday 28 April 2013 17:29:54 Jon Elson did opine: > >> Eric Keller wrote: >> > On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> >wrote: >> >> Is there a consensus about BeagleBone vs. Raspberry Pi? >> > >> > I think it's a no-brainer myself. I have a Raspi, but I just don't >> > see it competing with the bbb >> >> OK, this was my take on the hardware, but there was so much RPi >> discussion here, I thought that might be the way development was headed. >> I support the Beagle direction, too, and hope much of what I have >> learned on the original Beagle will port over to the Bone. >> >> So, if I were going to make something for the Bone, should it be >> like a PC parallel port, or some other kind of breakout board? >> I'd like to make something that allows my parport-connected >> devices to be used with the Bone, but maybe others would >> rather have a much "wider" I/O device, maybe a couple >> dozen inputs and outputs from the PRU-accessible pins. >> >> So, any thoughts would be welcome. >> >> Jon > >Not that I have a dog in this fight Jon, I don't expect to have to replace >these atom's I bought anytime soon, but it seems to me it should allow the >more or less std 26 pin IDC connector to be used so it could plug straight >into our existing BOB's. Here of course I am assuming the .hal file could >put the right signals on the right pins. That generally is up to us >anyway. > >Perhaps 2 of the connectors on yours, for those with more I/O needs than >one EPP port can supply. But I haven't studied it well enough to know if >the PRU has enough I/O to fill up the 2nd connector. That would be pure >icing on the cake IMO if it did. > >Cheers, Gene >-- >"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >-Ed Howdershelt (Author) >My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! >My views ><http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> >There's so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is >becoming an endangered synthetic. > -- Lily Tomlin >A pen in the hand of this president is far more >dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of > law-abiding citizens. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt >New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service >that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your >browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic >and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_apr >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_apr _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
