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If you were to purchase a desktop size Pick and Place machine, how would you prefer it to be controlled?

With an embedded Linux computer (Raspberry Pi 2 or similar). You need to add monitor/keyboard/mouse or you can control it over VNC if you prefer.    Works out of the box, no configuration. Can be restored to original condition by swapping a memory card.
Use your own Windows PC. (Desktop or laptop.) You will need to install software and drivers and do some configuration.    Same cost as option 1.
With a preconfigured Windows laptop included. Works out of the box, no configuration. Can be restored to original condition by running a recovery disk. Adds the cost of a laptop to the cost of the PNP.
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Offline EmilTopic starter

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Pick and Place control
« on: December 24, 2015, 09:12:20 am »
If you were to purchase a desktop size Pick and Place machine, how would you prefer it to be controlled?
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Offline bson

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Re: Pick and Place control
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2016, 04:40:52 pm »
Don't care how it's controlled as long as it doesn't require a Windows computer.
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Offline Jeroen3

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Re: Pick and Place control
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2016, 04:51:50 pm »
With a single USB cable or Ethernet cable that just works without installing random libraries that "almost" work and require hacking.
Could be a Windows application, but obviously not for the actuator control part.
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Offline Kjelt

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Re: Pick and Place control
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2016, 05:51:43 pm »
Ethernet and an open source API.
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Offline rich

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Re: Pick and Place control
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2016, 06:20:15 pm »
Quote from: Kjelt on January 01, 2016, 05:51:43 pm
Ethernet and an open source API.
:-+ You beat me to it.
I would add "well documented" as a requirement for the API.

and once started, machine can continue without network access.
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