Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] bdi-4.16 EMC -- Help with Config of Graphics

Yes I agree that syncing to the spindle ought to be a high priority.
I was just pointing out that there are potential uses for a sound card
in a CNC system.

Thanks
dave

On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 12:07 -0600, Jon Elson wrote:
> David A. Frantz wrote:
>
> >Well you had to ask!
> >
> >Sound is useful for just about any sort of of software provided the user
> >has control over the use of the sound. Even with CNC sound can be
> >usefully employed to do things like signal the end of a very long
> >program. Granted the easy way to do this with CNC is to hook up one
> >of your spare outputs to a buzzer, but what happens if you don't have
> >that spare buzzer?
> >
> >Then there are things like hooking up your tool to a voice coil synced
> >to your spindle on a lathe. A nice way to turn things just so slightly
> >out of round.
> >
> >
> OK, how are you going to use a sound card to sync a voice coil driver to the
> spindle? Is there a real time driver for the sound card? EMC, at
> present, can't
> even sync an AXIS to the spindle! That sounds like a much more useful task
> to spend time on.
>
> Jon
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