Re: UCMI Interface

Hi Art,

Actually there has been very little feedback on the API
document for the UMCI board. I was beginning to wonder
if we should forget it and work on integration into EMC,
not a simple task due to real time access to the USB.

Does MasterCNC use code derived from EMC or contain defined
interfaces similar to the ones between software modules in
EMC? If so it would make sense to strive for a common interface.

Regards,
Steve Stallings

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Art Fenerty" <fenerty@h...> wrote:
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> Hi Guys:
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> I just read the preliminary API document for the UCMI
interface. Has anyone considered using the Onboard APIC on P6 series
processors and above to implement such a scheme. Most computers over
500Mhz are P6 series and by what I'm reading the APIC on the CPU
should be able to do almost as well. I'm thinking of doing some APIC
experiments on this to see just what the Asyncronous 4-axis pulse
rate would be, say on a 800Mhz machine and was wondering if I'd be
reinventing the wheel and if anyone has played with APIC programming
at all. An Application written for the APIC with the same API would
make it trivial to have a low-end app for the PC without the UCMI and
a Hi-end version with UCMI with no additional work, just relinking.
Sounds interesting.
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> Art
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