> > > > *I had concerns about controlling stepper motors in real time using Linux. > Now, I can task a microcontroller to dedicate all its time to it.*
Yeah, it is pretty nice. Technically you could do the same with any ( capable )external MCU,. But there are several caveats of course. Communication speed, additional costs, etc. Im kind of interested in the PRUs from a power electronics perspective. I am not an electronics engineer at all, but I do read up a good bit on switch mode power supplies / DC/DC conversion. And while something like the C2000 processors from TI might be better suited for the task, I can not help but wonder how close you could come to achieving the same with the PRUs. Linux would definitely be a hindrance performance wise, in this context ( any OS would ) but could potentially serve as an interface between the PRUs, and the "user". Anyway, mostly just a "dream" of mine, or rather more of a "dream project" to toy around with one day. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
