On 2/26/2011 3:35 PM, cogoman wrote: > On 02/24/2011 01:35 PM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> It would be nice if there was a way to interface CNC equipment via USB such >> that the timing of actions was being scheduled in the controller rather than >> by the host O/S. >> >> That way it would not be necessary to run a specific version of the O/S >> hacked up to provide real time scheduling. All that would be necessary would >> be to have the host able to guarantee response within a few seconds. >> >> >> Parallel ports are effectively obsolete these days and finding a motherboard >> with support is starting to confine selection. So this is effectively >> meaning I have to use an obsolete machine that I am not sure I could replace >> in a hurry. > Sounds like the NGX BlueBoard-LPC1768-H might be all the hardware you'd > need. > > http://shop.ngxtechnologies.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=65 > <http://shop.ngxtechnologies.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=65>
Hmmm, wonder if that board could be programmed to be a real time ethernet slave? Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
