Re: Instant EMC

Message: 14
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:35:54 -0600
From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
Subject: Re: Digest Number 237



Andrew Werby wrote:

>
> [You don't want to drive your Humvee? Where in the world are you? I could
> probably afford to fly you in from say, San Jose. (Do you like your
> Gatorade warm or cold?) It's pretty nice here right now, but changeable. If
> you really know your way around the guts of old milling machines, lets
> talk. Then all I have to do is find someone to send me an EMC control
> system that will take the place of its tiny little brain as seamlessly as
> possible. Jon? Paul? ]

Well, you probably don't want to fly me out from St. Louis. But, I'd be glad
to make a clone of my 1 GB disk for you. That has RH 5.2, with the
real-time patched 2.0.36 kernel, ethernet networking, XFree86, and a
June 99 (I think) version of EMC. It would be no big deal to put in the
latest version from NIST, especially if you will be using steppers.

Jon

[That sounds good- would this be on a CD or another hard disk? What issues
would I face in trying to install this in an existing computer? Or would I
be better off starting from scratch, getting all the EMC-recommended
compatible parts? (Where's the list on all this stuff?) After all the
horror stories I've heard about it rejecting video cards, etc, I'd like to
play it safe. Actually, I've got a stepper project started, using a
Camtronics board and those 650 oz/in Oriental motors, and I'd also like to
use it on my servo-equipped mill, when I've got it sorted out. Does the
latest NIST version have a problem with servos? How much would this cost?]

Andrew Werby

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