>If you need one computer to see the GUI and one for realtime >effects, why not just start out with a real computer and load Linux and >LinuxCNC on it?
The problem I see is that, going forward, "real" computers that are graphics-capable are becoming less and less "real time capable". We can work around it for now by selecting motherboards that still work well with LinuxCNC, but they could become scarce in the future (see various threads here about selecting motherboards). Single-board computers like the BBB, which are specifically built for real-time and don't care about graphics, are the solution to that. I don't see any particular reason to run a GUI on the same machine (or at least, on the same CPU) as the motion controller. Although if you do, one solution might be something along the lines of the BBB, but two CPUs and a PCI slot for a GPU. Another solution might be something like a BBB that plugs into a PCI slot in a generic PC. Either one eliminates the USB connection, which is the real problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
