Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Graduating from CNC to robotics

AlienRelics wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "turbulatordude" <dave_mucha@...> wrote:
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>> If that does not fly, I would offer that the Arduino is a great starter microprocessor. Easy to use, has a huge array of chips you can use and although it is too slow for CNC work it has a lot of functions.

On the other hand, the Beagle Bone Black is now only $45, and supports
all the usual Linux utilities, you can compile your programs right on
the Bone without a separate development system. It has a huge amount
of I/O pins, and realtime control peripherals to die for, like fast PWM
generators, I think encoder counters, two PRU 200 MHz programmable
processors that are each better than the Arduino, Ethernet, USB and
on and on. Just an amazing amount of stuff to connect to various
gear at an amazingly low price.

I'm just doing my first project using one, now.

Jon