Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black box, Does it worth?

If you all can get this "black box" to work so it's easy to install and use,
I'd be happy to support it.

Smoke
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From: ballendo@... <ballendo@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2000 8:17 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black box, Does it worth?

>Alvaro wrote:
>>I've following the black box thing,but I don't understand how it
>>will improve the motion.
>>Marris has something going on(black box) as I understand,can someone
>>tell me what it can do that my 486 pc and Desknc can't?
>>Thank's. Fogassa.
>
>The goals of a 'black box' are many:
>
>1) Increase accuracy of the pulse train over what PC only software
>(like DeskNC) can do. This allows for faster, more reliable motion.
>
>2) Reduce the 'overhead' within the PC. This allows developers to
>put "more" functionality into their products, more easily.
>
>3) Increase the I/O capabilities over the 8 data, 5 status, and 4
>control bits (17 total) of the PC parallel port.
>
>4) Make it easier for programmers to "write" their own CNC control
>S/W. Allowing you to write features you wish DeskNC had by making it
>easier to create your own program.
>
>5) Create a 'standard' interface for CNC in the hopes that many will
>support it. Which will give us more choices in the marketplace.
>
>6) Reduce the dependency on the OS (operating system). Similar to #2,
>but here I'm talking about the possibility of using a MAC computer to
>do motion control.
>
>7) ???
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Ballendo
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