Good day:
When using the dspMC/IP board do you have a separate network card dedicated to the Vital System interface?
I am concerned with an ethernet connected controller, either the dspMC/IP or the Galil or the Dynomotion brand, that network traffic would possibly slow down the network at a critical time when cutting something. Having one NIC going to the company network and one dedicated with a x-over cable to the dspMC/Ip would possibly help this. However 2 NICs in a PC might affect the availability of Interrupts for Mach's use.
Do you have encoders on the leadscrews or ballscrews? On the servo motors?
Which encoder do you use for position information, the motor or the ballscrew encoder?
Are you using it with a lathe or a mill?
I see a big price range between the dspMC/IP, the Dynomotion and the Galil cards. The choice probably boils down to who has written and documented the best software to make them work with Mach. With that said, what have people found with the software and the documentation? Which has the best docs? The best software?
Thanks for your interest.
Jim H