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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Kingstar Ethercat cost
« on: November 12, 2022, 06:02:55 AM »
I didn't ask for opinions, I asked for costs 
But just to clarify some of the points you made.
The PC isn't that specialised. It mostly needs to be a suitable spec, with a supported network card, which Kingstar provide a list of on their website. The list reveals it requires certain Intel network chips.
As for supported drives, it's largely no different from any other common standards. Yes, there will likely be some variations in how protocols are implemented, but that wasn't what I was asking about.
I was asking about the actual availability/cost of the software, so I can consider if it's a feasible option to try, but it's looking like my Mach4 license can keep sitting gathering dust :/

But just to clarify some of the points you made.
The PC isn't that specialised. It mostly needs to be a suitable spec, with a supported network card, which Kingstar provide a list of on their website. The list reveals it requires certain Intel network chips.
As for supported drives, it's largely no different from any other common standards. Yes, there will likely be some variations in how protocols are implemented, but that wasn't what I was asking about.
I was asking about the actual availability/cost of the software, so I can consider if it's a feasible option to try, but it's looking like my Mach4 license can keep sitting gathering dust :/