Hello, Got a "new" computer I saved from going to the dump. II am going to it use for LinuxCNC. I tested latency for a good 30 minutes and got just under 30,000 over 20,000 on the display. The PC is an Intel i7, 2.67 GHz, 4GB RAM and no built-in graphics on the mother board. There is a video card in one of the slots. One PCI slot is free.
I want to run some NEMA 23 stepper motors to control a Sieg X2 mill. (aka "Mini Mill".) Yes, call it a "toy" but the parts I want to make would fit on your open hand. I have a rotary table I am converting also and hope one day to be able to do 4-axis work. Questions: 1) Is it worth it to experiment with different video drivers and such to reduce the latency? The numbers look good enough already, I think. 2) What would I gain by using a Mesa card over a parallel port card? I don't have either one of these now and would need to buy one or the other and with only one PCI slot I can use only one card. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
