2012/1/3 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>: > On 3 January 2012 12:49, <kqt4a...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If I were wanting to build a new pc I would agree but I would like to >> improve the reliability of a "decent" machine >> I occasionally get rtai errors >> Will the Mesa hardware do this >> I have only stepper motors > > With Mesa/Pico cards you don't need the base thread, but that doesn't > necessarily mean that you won't get troublesome delays in the servo > thread. (though they will be a much smaller percentage of the thread > period) > You will, however, gain a lot more io pins, and a much lower > "granularity" in step timings, which might lead to improved > performance. >
Yupp, exactly! It will take off some load from Your PC, but it cannot be determined, if it will be enough to avoid rtai errors. Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
