Re: FPGA for PCI based servo control board

["alex" <telecomt-at-tht.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Robin Szemeti <robin-at-redpoint.org.uk>
To: Multiple recipients of list <emc-at-nist.gov>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: FPGA for PCI based servo control board


>
> On Saturday 05 April 2003 23:31, John Kasunich wrote:
>
>
> > Jon's board does four axes of step/dir for $200.  Additional axes cost
> > another $200.  If you need analog, Jon's solution is about $650, and
> > the STG board is $800+.  I expect that this project will cost about
> > $250 for a 4 axis EPP version.  It can provide any mix of analog and
> > digital.  Additional axes cost maybe $20 each, for the I/O parts.
> > ISA version might cost a little less, PCI and ethernet will cost a
> > little more.
>
> hmmm .. sounds fun.  You should sell 1.25 of each at the current rates ;))
..
> still .. (as they guy who tied helium ballons to a deck chair famously
said:
> . "a guy gant just sit around" ..)
>
> Im also looking at the Gecko2002 .. thats almost *exactly* what I need ..
> except its USB and usb under linux is always a deeply painful experience
with
> much pulling of hair and frame overuns etc. .. the advantage is that it
ships
> sometime in the next 10 days ...
>
> Right now I'm just scraping around in the bottom of my wallet to see if I
can
> find enough to order a stepper board from jon ... hmm .. maybe the kids
piggy
> bank .. wheres my hammer? ....

The same here.
Alex
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