Hi All, SoapboxMode := ON; A very similar thing has happened with something called Replicape which was a cape for a Beagle that had all the stepper motor and other hardware for 3D printers. The Replicape ran Redeem and Toggle applications on the Beagle where Toggle was the LCD HDMI Display software and OctoPrint ran directly on the Beagle for web access.
Now they are building a combined ARM board with the Replicape features all into one. The latest Linux Distribution won't even run on the Beagle with the original Replicape plugged in and support is along the lines of "you have to update because Redeem is no longer developed or supported". That whole endeavor probably cost me 4 wasted hours yesterday. So no FPGA but this drive to modernize and make new and make better without thinking about all the users out there who are left hanging seems to be a trend now. So I wouldn't buy a single package meant to do everything either. And my Xylotex Cape (also discontinued) is still plugged into the BeagleBone (MachineKit) sitting in a box waiting for the day where I may finally mount it on a Lathe. My Delta Bandsaw is from 1939. I power it up, cut a piece of wood and turn it off. It's a tool. Sometimes I think we lose sight of the fact that the mills and lathes running CNC are also tools with more than a life of the latest newest OS or Computer hardware. SoapboxMode := OFF; John Dammeyer > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralph Stirling [mailto:ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu] > Sent: December-11-20 8:31 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] I wonder... > > The Machinekit people did this a few years ago. > They used an FPGA development board that > had an ARM core, and split the codebase into > hal and non-hal parts. It looked to be nice work. > Such a pity that their talent got diverted from > the main LinuxCNC development group. They > are down to only a few developers now I think. > > -- Ralph > ________________________________________ > From: dave engvall [dengv...@charter.net] > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 8:23 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] I wonder... > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Walla Walla University email > system. > > > On 12/11/20 1:03 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhackaday.com%2F2020%2F12%2F10%2Fa-xilinx-zynq-linux- > fpga-board-for-under-20-the-windfall-of-decommissioned-crypto- > mining%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C85a0040f49b84d6c05c808d89df12133%7Cd958f048e43142 > 779c8debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637433006257557548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luM > zIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3AUR57%2B%2Fshm8VcxxYKG3ZeGPNK0KsPWfGK53%2FtxsT30%3D&am > p;reserved=0 > > > > So an ARM core and an FPGA on one board? > > > > I wonder if one could put LinuxCNC on the ARM and Hostmot2 on the FPGA? > > > Is the FPGA big enuf for HostMot2? ...and after one puts in the > development and testing work is there an ongoing board so significant > number of users can take advantage of the work? > If the answers are yes then that would be a slick approach. > Or does one buy a bunch of the boards now; while the supply lasts and > gamble on the outcome? > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc- > users&data=04%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C85a0040f49b84d6c05c808d89df12133%7Cd958f048e43142779c8 > debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637433006257557548%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJB > TiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=r70WG%2Bvr2XzqqPjqSgNhZa4hUmfMwwfwff4urOrQsV4%3D&reserved= > 0 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
