My point was you could free up the Raspberry Pi, you don't need it if the printer is within a cable length of anything that already runs LinuxCNC. Then you are a "free" Pi to experiment with
On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 5:39 PM Leonardo Marsaglia <ldmarsag...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
