On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 19:48 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: > Kirk Wallace wrote: > > There is some discussion on another thread about using Ethernet for EMC > > I/O. I can see that there is the appeal of plentiful and cheap hardware ... snip > that out. That just won't work for the way the hal_ppmc.c > driver handles communications with the Pico Systems boards. > > Jon
Okay, now I know. Thanks. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with this. I have been thinking, that it would be nice to move some of the encoder intelligence out to the encoder itself. This could off-load some of the computing from the PC, make it easier to have a real absolute encoder or maybe simulate it, have velocity and acceleration available, maybe even handle home, limit switches and local I/O. Ethernet could be pretty handy for this, I would guess. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe Bridgeport mill conversion pending Zubal lathe conversion pending) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
