Andy, I have a nice mounting scheme in my control cabinet for SFF PCs. It seems like you have to go pretty far back in time to find one with a PCI slot. My existing full-height M5I20 required a cutout in the lid of my current PC to allow the card to protrude and provide a path for cables. The prior SFF PC I originally used had a riser card with a horizontal slot for a full-height card, but the newer one only had a single slot on the motherboard for a vertical half height card. So I modified the lid.
I considered a PCIe host card (6I24) as a replacement, but the PCs I looked at would have had ribbon cable access problems too. Assuming the ethernet-based card works well for my servo system, I can use almost any PC as a host and upgrade to something with a lot more horsepower. Hopefully I'll be in good shape with the card Peter conjured. :) Thanks all, Chris On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 4:06 PM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 at 14:12, Chris Helgesen <chris.helge...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Apologies for bothering the developer's list with this. I have a Hurco > KM3 > > I did a LinuxCNC-based retrofit on during the Jurassic period. I need to > > replace the host PC, and I've reached the end of the road for my Mesa PCI > > interface card. > > > Have you looked at the (in-stock) 5i24? > > Should be a straight swap for whatever PCI card you are using. > Or is the problem a lack of PCI slots in replacement PCs? > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed > for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
