Well, the portability is not a must, but the idea of having all the major hardware as compact as possible really tempts me to at least consider the idea. For the other machines I used mini ATX with one PCI express port to accommodate the Mesa board. For this project I'm inclined to use an Ethernet card just to simplify the hardware mounting on the cabinet. And since the Rpi 4 is growing in popularity here, I just needed to ask to see if it's worth the try.
With octoprint the Rpi 3 is working flawlessly really, although that doesn't have to do what LCNC has to do, and also I'm not even using the GUI. El sáb, 12 jun 2021 a las 20:58, Chris Albertson (<albertson.ch...@gmail.com>) escribió: > Why does the control computer need to be portable, unless you are building > a portable router and want the whole machine to be easy to move? > > As for Octoprint, I use a standard PC (an older i5 with about 8 GB RAM.) f > In fact, the very same PC runs both LinuxCNC and Octoprint at the same > time just fine without coming close to using all the available CPU. RT > Linux makes sure the bits of EMC that need to run in the real-time run in > real-time Even with streaming video and a remote log-in, the PC is not > half loaded and neither is the gigabit Ethernet. PCs are so much more > powerful then RPI. > > I use the Pi4 for mobile robots that need to run on battery power but I > don't see the point with AC mains power is available. > > On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 4:28 PM Leonardo Marsaglia <ldmarsag...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello guys, > > > > As some of you know, I'm finishing a CNC router and I'm about to > purchase > > all the control hardware. I know Gene, John, and several people here are > > running LCNC on the PI with success but I would like to know how much of > a > > pain in the ass is to get it running well with a 7i76E for controlling > the > > router. > > > > I'm trying to decide wheter I purchase Rpi 4b or I use a normal PC as > I've > > been doing with all the other machines. I really like the idea of using > > something as portable and small as the Rpi but I don't want to purchase > one > > just to test right now... I do have a Rpi3 with Octoprint on the ender > but > > I don't know if that's a good candidate to test LCNC. > > > > What do you guys think? > > > > Thanks as always and I hope you're all doing well :) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > 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
