Re: VISUAL BASIC & CNC

So how come some PLC manufatures and other automation companies run
their system on windows? I am wondering how printers works since they
never loose step when printing documents..

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Art <fenerty@h...> wrote:
> Louis:
>
> The Mach1 or Mach2 ocx can be used by VB developers to write
applications
> to do pulseing. Mach2 is stable at 35Khz with no more than .000040
second
> jitter in Windows on most systems. Mach1 is as stable at 25Khz .
The OCX
> interface of each allows a VB application to do stepper motor
control from
> windows as easily as calling routines like LoadGCode() or
> StraightFeed(x,y,z,a,b,c) from your application.
> It is still a commonly held belief that Windows cannot step in
a stable
> fashion, but the diagnostics screens in Mach2 (cuurently released
in alpha)
> will show you in detail the stability of the pulseing. It is no
longer true
> that Windows cannot do smooth movement in real time. My 1Ghz
machine is
> stable within 5uS at all times in its pulseing. It can even read
and send
> email and maintain this stability. Mach2 even has a screen designer
to
> design screens to mimic your application's needs and you can use VB
to add
> more buttons you control.
> If your in XP or Win2K I suggest you download the demo and give
it a
> shot. Even the demo can be used to develop your own application.
>
> (Just an unabashed plug to clear up this "Windows can't do it
thing...)
> Art
> www.artofcnc.ca