Re: EMC compatable computers

[Phil Wilshire <philwil-at-earthlink.net>]

HI All 

I would think that Firewire would make a better option for a bus driver
servo board.
Any comments ???
If you want a USB solution the 5272 Coldfire embedded system should work
here.
Again any comments ??

regards
   Phil Wilshire


Dave Lantz wrote:
> 
> this topic was researched awhile ago and the conclusion was that usb did not
> have the speed neccisary to control a machine (something about the refresh
> rate or something)  the conclusion then was to use the par-port with the
> pico equipment.  if you dont have a par-port on the machine, then using a
> PCI par-port should work (ive read that par-ports are going to be fazed out
> soon)---dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C. W. Richards [rxr-at-frontiernet.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:34 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: EMC compatable computers
> 
> The good news is that that you can use almost any used P3 system with
> good results.  What is really needed is an open source hardware project
> to make a servro controller card that uses USB 2.0.  any takers?
> 
> C. W. Richards
> 
> Bob Simon wrote:
> 
> >
> > Has anyone here done an EMC compatibility study of the various
> > motherboard/processor combinations available? I need something with a
> > 700 mhz or better processor and an ISA slot.
> >
> > I'm discovering that each day there are fewer and fewer momboards
> > available with the ISA slot needed to run EMC with a STG board. Most
> > are "socket A" AMD boards, although I do see a few socket 370 Intel
> > boards with an ISA slot.
> >
> > From what I read on the web, LINUX seems to function rather well on an
> > AMD machine. Unfortunately, most of the "road tests" are momboards
> > without an ISA slot.
> >
> > I have a list of current AMD motherboards with ISA slots. If any of
> > you are using one of these, please jump in and tell me what you know.
> >
> > BIOSTAR M7VKQ
> > EPOX 8KTA
> > ABIT KT7A
> > Chaintech 7AIA
> > ASUS K7M
> > Soyo K7VTA
> > Shuttle MK20
> >
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > -Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >

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