Considering the fact that good BOB's cost pretty much what the B3 does being able to plug to current BOB's would be nice.
Dave On Sun, 2013-04-28 at 14:55 -0700, Greg Bernard wrote: > I'm with Gene on this. For the short term, at least, a parallel port > adapter (or 2) would allow existing BOB's to be used. But the ideal would be > a dedicated cape that could provide the functionality of a Mesa or Pico > Systems board. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > "Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world > is either a madman or an economist." > -Kenneth Boulding, economist > “How unfortunate that the Earth’s first intelligent social animal is a tribal > carnivore” > -E.O. Wilson, sociobiologist > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> > >To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 4:40 PM > >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Beaglebone LinuxCNC starterkit: ready-to-run SD > >card image > > > > > >On Sunday 28 April 2013 17:29:54 Jon Elson did opine: > > > >> Eric Keller wrote: > >> > On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> > >wrote: > >> >> Is there a consensus about BeagleBone vs. Raspberry Pi? > >> > > >> > I think it's a no-brainer myself. I have a Raspi, but I just don't > >> > see it competing with the bbb > >> > >> OK, this was my take on the hardware, but there was so much RPi > >> discussion here, I thought that might be the way development was headed. > >> I support the Beagle direction, too, and hope much of what I have > >> learned on the original Beagle will port over to the Bone. > >> > >> So, if I were going to make something for the Bone, should it be > >> like a PC parallel port, or some other kind of breakout board? > >> I'd like to make something that allows my parport-connected > >> devices to be used with the Bone, but maybe others would > >> rather have a much "wider" I/O device, maybe a couple > >> dozen inputs and outputs from the PRU-accessible pins. > >> > >> So, any thoughts would be welcome. > >> > >> Jon > > > >Not that I have a dog in this fight Jon, I don't expect to have to replace > >these atom's I bought anytime soon, but it seems to me it should allow the > >more or less std 26 pin IDC connector to be used so it could plug straight > >into our existing BOB's. Here of course I am assuming the .hal file could > >put the right signals on the right pins. That generally is up to us > >anyway. > > > >Perhaps 2 of the connectors on yours, for those with more I/O needs than > >one EPP port can supply. But I haven't studied it well enough to know if > >the PRU has enough I/O to fill up the 2nd connector. That would be pure > >icing on the cake IMO if it did. > > > >Cheers, Gene > >-- > >"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > >soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. 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