Yes, that should work. I run my control panel through a usb->rs232 converter. I have found the USB side to be a little sensitive to noise. Very occasionally it will lose connection. At that point I need to restart LCNC to reconnect which is a PITA. This is probably very specific to my setup.
By the way if you get a USB->RS485 converter, try to get one based on a FTDI chip. FTDI are the most stable and reliable USB->serial converters I have found. Les On 18/12/2014 11:53, 77dab wrote: > Hi all, > I have on my hand some mitsubishi VFD with 550w winches. > I would like to try to move them using LinuxCNC. > the thing is not meant to be Real time, and I've read the modbus module > lives in User space and it's not RT. > So, my question: > Since it isn't RT, can I drive the rs485 thru a USB->rs485 converter, > using a laptop? > > Thanks, Davide. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
