2012/3/5 Bart Libert (EducaSoft) <educas...@gmail.com>: > at $250 this pico board would be a lot more expensive then the 7i43 solution
As I and Jon already mentioned, Pico's card already includes things that You very lickely are going to need anyway - optoisolators on limit switch inputs, some output drivers (like relays) etc, so one single 7i43 card is not likely to handle everything and You will need to add some other hardware as well (either in form of some daughter cards or do some soldering on Your own). I think that the answer of which one is better, as always, is not straight-forward. How often/fast will You need to turn the laser on and off? If You are going to do the laser engraving like rastering, then I doubt that a relay is the right thing to have here, but You should consult someone more knowledgable on this matter. I personally chose Mesa, mainly because they have a dealer in EU, which makes me the purchasing process a lot easier (no customs procedures, taxation and other bureaucracy, which takes a lot of time). Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
