On Mon, 2012-02-27 at 09:17 +0200, Jan de Kruyf wrote: > Hallo, > Using ModbusTCP will give LinuxCNC just a slightly more industrial look. > So I would very much vote to keep that! and even expand on it. > It makes it just a little bit easier to sell. > > Cheers, > > j.
Yes, Modbus doesn't seem to want to die and is handy for VFD's and PLC's. The point I was try to explore is why LinuxCNC has a slave feature as well as the master feature. VFD's and PLC's are slaves and provide services to LinxCNC, so why would I want to have LinuxCNC be a slave? This could allow two LinuxCNC PC's to talk to each other, but I would think there are easier ways to do this. I think the feature is there because it is part of the Modbus package and got a free ride. It's no big deal, I was just curious, but I might want to give it some attention if someone is actually using it. I use Modbus with VFD's and some time in the future maybe an AVR tool changer controller, others use it with PLC's. My plan so far is to keep any focus I may have on those items. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
