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Swarfing:

--- Quote ---The Raspberry Pi could potentially work with one of these USB devices, or the onboard I/O options could be used to send pulses to stepper drivers.
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Potentially Smooth Stepper could work with this but you would be restricted to windows and Mach3

David Jupp:
Wasn't suggesting it would work 'out of the box', just highlighting that there are alternatives to a parallel port, there would be significant programming to make it all work.  I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen at some point.

Swarfing:
David i think you are dead right, the more people ask for it someone will eventually take the challenge. The advantage of something like this over an ordinary pc is that it is not full of bloatware slowing it down. It keeps it simple letting it get on with what it just needs to do.

jim4472:
Just been reading an article in this months Linux Format Mag ..

they talk about the Gert Board .. a General Purpose Input Output board to work with it.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/411 :thumbup:

there is hope for CNC etc soon.


Jim
 

Swarfing:
Jim just noticed you are in Tadley? My grandfather used to live down the Den next to the wood

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