Re: interpolation and algorithms of multiple axes w
Posted by
ron ginger
on 2000-12-06 17:32:49 UTC
Good to hear this discussion. We have had this before, but it has never
quite turned into reality.
I agree that the partitioning of the job is key, and we clearly know
Windows is never going to do a good job of the real time. I am a 'true
believer' in Linux, been paid well to do it for the past year, I am
convinced EMC is way to complicated to be useful to a large group of
people. I have stopped doing my Tcl/Tk CPNC because I don't want to deal
with all the EMC complexity.
I would be thrilled to pay a couple hundred dollars to have a box like
flashcut sells, with an open protocol. I would finish up my VB
Conversational program very quick to run on it.
I am not interested in boards to be plugged into the PC that need
drivers to run them. PCs have well know ports- serial and parallel,
either of which is far faster than needed to control an intelligent box
from VB. Don't need to open the PC box.
And, keep the drive board separate from the 'signal generator' Then I
can use a simple 1.2 amp chip, or Dans 5 amp board, or Marris Step/dir
Servo board, whatever I need, with the same signal box.
There are a few examples around, but they combine the signal function
and driver. I like SimpleStep, and the PicServo, but they have different
command sets. Id like one box to support.
Sounds like Marris has the interest and ability to design and build the
box, who's going to write the code?
ron ginger
quite turned into reality.
I agree that the partitioning of the job is key, and we clearly know
Windows is never going to do a good job of the real time. I am a 'true
believer' in Linux, been paid well to do it for the past year, I am
convinced EMC is way to complicated to be useful to a large group of
people. I have stopped doing my Tcl/Tk CPNC because I don't want to deal
with all the EMC complexity.
I would be thrilled to pay a couple hundred dollars to have a box like
flashcut sells, with an open protocol. I would finish up my VB
Conversational program very quick to run on it.
I am not interested in boards to be plugged into the PC that need
drivers to run them. PCs have well know ports- serial and parallel,
either of which is far faster than needed to control an intelligent box
from VB. Don't need to open the PC box.
And, keep the drive board separate from the 'signal generator' Then I
can use a simple 1.2 amp chip, or Dans 5 amp board, or Marris Step/dir
Servo board, whatever I need, with the same signal box.
There are a few examples around, but they combine the signal function
and driver. I like SimpleStep, and the PicServo, but they have different
command sets. Id like one box to support.
Sounds like Marris has the interest and ability to design and build the
box, who's going to write the code?
ron ginger