> 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
I should change to linuxcnc but it still make me think, it have become slower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
