On 4/1/15 3:03 PM, Mark Johnsen wrote:
> SEB - I can embrace USB.  I just thought that was looked down upon due to
> the lack of real-time nature of USB ports?   Although, I don't really need
> real-time here for temp control.  Just updating and current temp feedback.

It is true that USB is not realtime.

Check out this diagram (it's only slightly out of date):

http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/code/Code_Notes.html#_architecture_overview

Notice at the bottom there are both realtime hardware devices and 
non-realtime hardware devices.  Modbus generally falls into the 
non-realtime category, so it isn't hurt by USB's lack of realtime.


-- 
Sebastian Kuzminsky

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