> On 3 Dec 2018, at 21:02, Gediminas Dirma <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> My final goal would be to have threading with lathe. So i am trying to find 
> some way how this could be possible done. Because i didnt find much 
> information about encoders or examples on beaglebone and machinekit how to 
> use them.

I don’t have a lathe, so I can’t help you here.
You should have a search thru the docs at http://www.machinekit.io/docs
http://www.machinekit.io/docs/lathe/lathe-user/
Spindle synchronized motion


> 
> 2018 m. gruodis 3 d., pirmadienis 15:53:44 UTC+2, Bas de Bruijn rašė:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> > On 3 Dec 2018, at 13:44, Gediminas Dirma <[email protected]> wrote: 
>> > 
>> > Hello 
>> > 
>> > Has anyone tried setting up stepper motor as spindle with machinekit. 
>> > Maybe you have some example configs or examples. 
>> > 
>> > Thanks for help. 
>> 
>> My guess is that a stepper motor is not suitable for a spindle. Mostly 
>> because speed is limited wrt other motor types. 
>> 
>> Apart from that, if you set the stepper up in velocity mode instead of 
>> position mode, then that should work. 
>> 
>> There are beaglebone configs in the repo which show how to set stepgens in 
>> velocity mode. 
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