Category: General LinuxCNC Questions
I just ran into this very Controller Card:
YASKWA BIESSE HSD CNI P601C H0501D601C + P602C
I thought to make a few comments on your post 5 years later.
This card is on the original PCI Architecture (ie. Not PCI Express) which means that the best computers to use for these are the newest that run the correct PCI voltage, which is the DELL GX520 and the DELL GX620. After that, it seems the voltage changes somewhat in the post 2007 computers.
I have done a fresh install of Windows XPSP1, and BIESSE 2.2 with the SP2 patch
I have slapped on 4GB (3GBmax for win x32) and at some point going to source an IDE SSD drive to speed things up.
I think you will find that XP32SP1 is actually very stable.
There are a few fringe PCI to PCI express converters out there, in order to be able to use newer tech (Virtualisation maybe?) but I am a bit worried that I FRY the YASAKAWA board.
I think in about another 5 years, someone is going to be on here looking for a solution since these 2006 computers are getting a touch harder to find,