It depends on the Laptop itself. Some will work and some
won't. It depends how they handle system timing in regards
to battery save features etc. One quick way to find out is run
the "Drivertest.exe" located in the C:/Mach3 main folder. It
should produce a thin line down the center of the graph, with
an occasional spike. If it's a broad black line, it's a safe
guess that the computer has very unstable timing and will
not be a good candidate for machine control. Good practice
is to use an standard old desktop with a 1Ghz or better
processor and make the PC dedicated to the task. In other
words, no internet connection, no other computing at all
except running the machine. There is even an app called
"PClite" available on the web that strips down windows for
very smooth operation. It shuts down all processes for
multimedia devices, some of them can be a bit demanding
from a CPU timing standpoint. There is also a document
available from Artsoftcontrols called "Optimization.txt" that is
a guide to turning off uneccesary processes.
won't. It depends how they handle system timing in regards
to battery save features etc. One quick way to find out is run
the "Drivertest.exe" located in the C:/Mach3 main folder. It
should produce a thin line down the center of the graph, with
an occasional spike. If it's a broad black line, it's a safe
guess that the computer has very unstable timing and will
not be a good candidate for machine control. Good practice
is to use an standard old desktop with a 1Ghz or better
processor and make the PC dedicated to the task. In other
words, no internet connection, no other computing at all
except running the machine. There is even an app called
"PClite" available on the web that strips down windows for
very smooth operation. It shuts down all processes for
multimedia devices, some of them can be a bit demanding
from a CPU timing standpoint. There is also a document
available from Artsoftcontrols called "Optimization.txt" that is
a guide to turning off uneccesary processes.
