Re: Re: DeskCNC, DeskWinNC, Mach1, EMC etc.... How fast a computer?

Thomas

I run the BDI 2.18 on a 200 mhz pentium. My Grizz uses 6000 pulses per
inch and I can manage about 30-36 ipm before the motors skip steps. More
than enough computer for a setup like this.

I also run the BDI TNG on a couple of 800 Mhz machines and am happy with
the performance. The video driver on these motherboards is not the
greatest but adequate for the things I do. With these PC's the freqmod
stepper driver can get upwards of 12 Kpps. You can figure rapid speed by
dividing that by the number of pulses per unit. The result is units per
second.

Ray

>    From: Paul <no.spam27@...>
> Hi Thomas
>
> For a very simple setup running steppers on a Sherline, I get 8-10ipm
> with a basic P166. With the latest KDE desktop and using all the newest
> Office applications, a 1.8GHz/512Mb computer is coping.
> I here the current entry spec is 2GHz/256MB/60Gig..
>
> For workshop use, I'd recommend a dumspter grade computer that is
> expenable should anything nasty happen - The specs tend to be minimal
> by today's standards though.
>
> Regards, Paul.
>
> On Saturday 22 Feb 2003 9:50 pm, "Thomas E. Jones wrote:
> > I've considered trying to get EMC installed (probably
> > from the BDI CDROM image) but again, I'm not sure how fast
> > of a computer it takes to put out good performance.