Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Mac & EMC

Jon.

I didn't know that You and Matt are working on a parallel port solution for
EMC,
very good.
I experimented a little with steppers, my conclusion, I prefer servo's,
the STG card however is a big ($$$) problem.
Please keep us informed.

Regards,
Bert Eding

> Matt Shaver and I are working on a parallel-port I/O system for EMC. It
>
> will support a flexible group of quad 16-bit DACs, quad channel encoder
> counters and opto-isolated digital input and output boards. Initially,
> we intend
> to use this on the PC, with EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) support
> available on
> most motherboards. I don't know what the Mac hardware and software
> support
> of the parallel port looks like, but our same hardware should be able to
> work
> on the Mac - with suitable development.
>
> Jon