Re: Re: Replacing Anilam Controller with EMC? / Another Choice

On Tuesday 23 December 2003 10:16 am, "jim_clamp_it"
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> Well, that's the path I took. I still want to try a Linux/EMC system
> and is on the todo list. I guess another reason I didn't go with EMC
> is at that time, the servo board to go with EMC was 8 or 9 hundred
> bucks. (Is there a cheaper solution now??) The little rutex cards are
> currently $88 untill 1/04. That's per axis. And yet another reason, I
> use one notebook and just plug it into different machines. (I squeeze
> the nickle till the buffalo)

The biggest stumble with Linux is trying to gather it all up and compile
it for yourself. A BDI download or disk is much easier. I'd use an HD
install of the Live disk with your laptop. I've got a draft of a "Howto"
that should be available soon. You could also work from a CD boot if we
customized the Live disk for your machine's parameters. The CD boot
would not affect your hard drive or current install at all.

For the Rutex drive that you've got there, the EMC's parport driver is
enough. The 8-9 hundred that you mention would be needed for a full
servo system but that is not what you've built up with the Rutex. Don't
get me wrong, Rutex builds nice products but this is not a full servo
system, rather it is a step-and-direction, open loop setup.

Hope this helps

Ray