On 04/18/2017 01:30 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > I bought an old CNC machine a while ago, I turned on the button and the text > instantly displayed on the screen, how much time does it take today with a > lot faster computer? > > Yes, my Allen-Bradley 7320 control, which I used before the original EMC, was pretty close to "instant on". You pressed "control on", waited a second for some relays to click, and then pressed "estop reset" and you could start jogging before the CRT warmed up enough to give a display. That is, if it came up. It had a bad habit of dumping the battery-backed memory every few weeks, so you had to reload the executive from a laptop pretending to be a paper tape reader. Then, you had to load the part program from the laptop.
Well, LinuxCNC is SO MUCH more reliable, capable and usable, that I never want to go back! So, I don't really begrudge a minute to boot up. I can pump the lube handle and get a few other things ready while Linux is booting. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
