max step frequency in RTL Linux using Cobbin's CNCMILL
Posted by
Doug Fortune
on 2002-01-22 21:00:12 UTC
Peter Leijnen <pleijnen@y...> wrote:
he is getting on his 4 axis gcode compiler (not
an interpreter!) running under Real Time Linux.
(This is similar to EMC which also runs under RTL).
He gets 40-50Khz steps on an old HP 233MHz pentium.
BTW, his source code is free at his site:
http://www.cobbin.com
and he has converted his Bridgeport to run with his
Linux CNCMILL software and Gecko stepper drivers.
Doug Fortune
http://www.cncKITS.com
> Does anyone know what is the maximum steppingThe other day I emailed Phil Cobbin about the speed
> frequency I can expect from EMC? (step/direction,
> via parallel port, open loop)
he is getting on his 4 axis gcode compiler (not
an interpreter!) running under Real Time Linux.
(This is similar to EMC which also runs under RTL).
He gets 40-50Khz steps on an old HP 233MHz pentium.
BTW, his source code is free at his site:
http://www.cobbin.com
and he has converted his Bridgeport to run with his
Linux CNCMILL software and Gecko stepper drivers.
Doug Fortune
http://www.cncKITS.com