Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Hi I'm new

Carol & Jerry Jankura wrote:
(snip)

>Windows strength is the ease at which you can create a human interface. Its
>weakness is real time processing, which is what's required to drive stepper
>motors. You need two attributes - the ability to send a relatively fast
>pulse train (8000 - 25000) is reasonable and the ability to send a robust
>pulse train (i.e. there is little or no jitter in the pulse train).
>

Jerry,
You do know that Mach1 (windows control) is reportedly sending out
25000 or so pulses from the parallel port, Indexer LPT ("Windows" in
most respects)has runn 100,000 pulses, and the new 32 bit Flashcut (
another excellent windows control) can run as high as 35000.....

I have not been able to fire up MACH 1 yet, but I can tell you my Beta
versions of V2 Flashcut certainly do not have any "jitter" in the pulse
train !

For the fellows who are a bit strapped for cash and might just want to
get by with one computer, I have run some 20-30K lines of test code with
Flashcut *While* on the internet downloading, running Mpegs, Checking
Mail, Editing Code and Drawing my next job. Not sure why I'd want
anything else.

Things are definately changing in the low budget (around $1k and under)
Market !

Chris L