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Sim CNC Raspberry PI

#1 · 20 March 2024, 22:32

I would like to try Sim CNC on a Raspberry PI 4 and wanted to know if this would limit my system due to the CPU not being as powerful as a low end Intel one?

Is your software compatible with the newer version 5 PI as that is reported to have twice the processing power of the 4 PI and it has PCIE which would be much faster on the storage side.

Another question - what resolution screen should I use for the best experience?

Thoughts welcome.

#2 · 22 March 2024, 07:44

Hello,

>> I would like to try Sim CNC on a Raspberry PI 4 and wanted to know if this would limit my system due to the CPU not being as powerful as a low end Intel one?

So far, we have not had a situation where Raspberry PI 4 was too inefficient to support milling or engraving machines. Nevertheless, we warn our customers not to overdo the gcode resolution. Too many sections per millimeter may overload the Raspberry PI 4.

> Is your software compatible with the newer version 5 PI as that is reported to have twice

>> the processing power of the 4 PI and it has PCIE which would be much faster on the storage side.

Not yet. In the case of the RaspberryPI 5, we need to use a newer operating system.

>>Another question - what resolution screen should I use for the best experience?

The screen should be of sufficient size and resolution to use the CNC machine comfortably. I prefer large screens, i.e. with a high resolution (24 inches 1920x1200).