New to LinuxCNC - seek ATC advice

Thanks Andy.

The MicroE Mercury II 6000 series also support serial digital (SPI) - top right page 8 and payload details bottom right page 10. RS422 compatible.

www.microesystems.com/sites/default/file...rcury_II_MII6000.pdf

ftree wrote: The MicroE Mercury II 6000 series also support serial digital (SPI) - top right page 8 and payload details bottom right page 10.
www.microesystems.com/sites/default/file...rcury_II_MII6000.pdf

Mesa have the BSPI interface for SPI too.

BSPI and UART LinuxCNC pre-date the Smart Serial interface, and are somewhat more awkward to configure.

I have been meaning to roll BSPI and UART up into the same format as SSI BISS and Fanuc. Maybe this is the incentive to do so.

I see that you are also in the UK, which opens up the possibility of sending a sample of whatever you decide on to me for driver setup.

Andy,

I'm based in Nottingham. I'll see if I can get some samples and fire them over to you.

Do you contract out your time? When I put all this together I could do with some hands on advice/help.

ftree wrote: I'm based in Nottingham.

I am in Basildon. On balance I would rather be in Nottingham.

Do you contract out your time?

No, I am determined that this will always be a fun hobby, not paid work.

Interesting!

Quick question regarding the Mesa FPGA cards. I can't really find a clear FAQ anywhere.

With a low latency PC what frequency can I expect to drive stepper motors? I was looking at the 7i76E from a touch screen AMD APU CPU.

I assume the software step limitations are removed with FPGA adaptors?