Hello,
For my next arduino based project, I'm going to use an EtherMega (arduino mega with onboard ethernet) to read 10-20 sensors and then transmit the values via UDP to a PC over Lan. From the PC I'll send commands to the arduino which will then transmit via TTL to a pololu maestro to control some servos.
Am I going to run into issues with delays in the loop since the arduino reads/writes to UDP, reads sensors, and also transmits data over TTL? I'm trying to avoid any kind of delays/errors/failed transmissions because the arduino can't keep up and I'm wondering if this even a good idea. I know the Mega a powerful controller, but since the loops are synchronous I'm not so sure.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.