On Thu, 18 Sep 2014, p...@wpnet.us wrote:

> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:20:16 -0500
> From: p...@wpnet.us
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...
> 
> This seems to be pointing to one issue, when I do this in the open loop test, 
> the box that displays "hm2_5i25.0.encoder.00.position" just jumps between 0 
> and 0.00025 regardless of whether I have "single input encoder" checked.
>
> Still not being able to get any spindle operation at all from LinuxCNC makes 
> me wonder if there is some bug in 2.6.3
>

Jumping between counts is a sure sign that the encoder is not in up/down mode
check the hal file for the proper encoder mode setting


>
> ------Original Mail------
> From: "andy pugh" <bodge...@gmail.com>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:07:21 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help...
>
> On 18 September 2014 14:56,  <p...@wpnet.us> wrote:
>> I figured I'd just get the spindle running at a known speed and put a 
>> frequency counter on it to calculate CPR
>
> It's easier just to reset the encoder, then turn the spindle through
> one turn, and see what the number is.
>
>
> -- 
> atp
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