Ron Kline wrote: >Hi >I asked this same question some time back on the (mach1mach2CNC) list >and Art answered that Mach2 is already designed to talk to the encoder >as long as it is a 5 Volt all you have to do is feed it 5 Volts and tie >the out put to 2 pins on the parallel port and go into the mach2 setup >and let it know what pins you are using . >There are some instructions in the manual also that will help . > > But, Mach2 doesn't actually USE the encoder information, except to display it on the screen. If a motor stalls and it is a whole inch out of position, it pays no attention, just displays where the machine actually is, while blindly continuing to ruin the workpiece. What's the purpose of encoder feedback, if not to keep track of machine position?
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