Re: Basic EMC question

This is a sidenote to my question. Does anyone make a PC board that
provides a well regulated 80 volts along with 3 high power drivers
ala Gecko drives? Also does the EMC output only exist on the parallel
port or can the output be redirected on a bus that the inboard
circuit board would be capable of using?

Eric

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "exeric1" <exeric1@y...> wrote:
> I've been doing some reading about EMC and understand the push
behind
> it was to create a standard control system that isn't hardware
> dependent. The big question: is the control board function
> implemented in software on the PC? That would explain the big deal
> about an operating system that can output commands in real time - I
> understand that standard windows can't hack it and Unix,Windows NT
> and Linux can. My other related question is this: Why is it so
> important to have a non-proprietary control system? It seems you
will
> still need a separate outboard power supply and drivers that WILL
be
> proprietary for each servo/stepper installation. I don't get it.
I'm
> not being a smart ass, I'm just learning. If it could ALL be
> implemented inside the PC including power supply for the drivers
and
> drivers themselves then it would make sense to me.
>
> Eric