Originally Posted by
strantor
Hello all, new member here, first post.
1. I've been told that these PC-based systems using DB25 breakout board are slow. PC serial port just can't keep up, and on top of that calculating tool paths on a system which is also running an OS can't be done as fast as a dedicated CNC controller. Is that true? I already have a dedicated CNC controller, but it's old. Does that mean it is slow? Could I conceivably be introducing a new speed limit by getting rid of it? I don't want to take a step backward in functionality or speed or any other aspect.
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