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And the Beaglebone runs what OS? Linux?

The PRUs are just the replacement for the FPGA resp. microcontroller. You have your relatively relaxed control loop running at e.g. 1kHz on the main ARM and the tightly constrained stuff on the PRUs, not much difference to running it on something external connected via SPI. Some kind of external hardware is needed anyways, doesn't make much difference including a STM32.

The problem with beaglebone is lacking GPU afaik.



Beagles have a GPU, not powerful but there. Just no useable drivers w/o TI nda's AFAIK. Also Pocket Beagles cost much less than BBB's.


"Lacking" in the sense not capable enough to do complex toolpath backplots.




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