I will add.. I have been running a rpi4+7i92(ethernet) for the last 5 years on a small mill. I have done some pretty crazy stuff with it. Once I got it working (again - 5 years ago) I have had 0 issues with it. It just works. (even though a bit underpowered)
The rpi5 is night and day. I have used it in a hal only monarch spindle drive controller, Plasma table and also the same small milling machine. No issues. sam On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM Sam Sokolik <[email protected]> wrote: > I would normally say an PC is the best route (and I would probably still > use off lease machines) > but > I have been playing with a few rpi5's and they are quite amazing. The > latency and performance is up there with a normal pc.. > It could probably even do decent software step generation. ( I have used > software PWM to run amc drives.. ) Coupled with a mesa card - even better. > It is a known quantity. The latency is stable and good. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/dELrZMq6Sb7Qk7ju5 > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM Nicklas SB Karlsson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> fre 2025-10-03 klockan 10:23 -0700 skrev Chris Albertson: >> > Cheapest? No, the desktop PCs that have come off lease will always be >> even cheaper than a Pi5. For example, this: >> > >> https://www.newegg.com/dell-7010-business-desktops-workstations/p/1VK-0001-0PGF2 >>  >> > Refurbished: Dell OptiPlex 7010 USFF 500 GB, Intel Core- i5- 3470S 2.9 >> GHz, 4 GB No OS >> > newegg.com >> > If you want more “power,” the refurb PC is still cheaper >> > https://www.newegg.com/p/1VK-0001-11BH6?Item=9SIAKDCEME3218 >> > Refurbished: Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT/Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz/32GB DDR3/1TB >> HDD/DVD-RW/No OS >> > newegg.com >> > These are easy to find. But if you have time to kill, the local thrift >> stores sell any desktop PC for $35. >> >> Ordinary stationary usually have an advantage then it come to expansion >> ports if that is needed. They do however use >> more space but guess this only matter if machine is small. >> >> Nicklas Karlsson >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
