Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC2 Servo Loop

Michael Fagan wrote:

> The way that EMC2 and the real time kernel work is such that the machine
> control will always take whatever resources it needs at the expense of the
> gui, so the display may lag terribly but the machine will run fine. That
> being said, I think 166 mhz is pushing it. I have my mill running on a 1.1
> ghz althon, and I still find it pretty unpleasant at times.
>
>

I GHz for a servo machine is QUITE good. For a machine with
software-generated step
pulses, it is marginal. If you have microstepping drives, it will
severely limit speeds.
For full-step drives, and modest speeds, it may be OK.

Jon