Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-19 Thread Jon Elson
[email protected] wrote: > Is there hardware to go between the encoder and the parallel port to improve > the resolution and speed > I see some break out boards have inputs for encoders > Mesa and Pico Systems have boards that will read encoders with index pulse into LinuxCNC. These are much

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-19 Thread Ralph Stirling
with the 7I43 for my linear motors. -- Ralph From: [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 11:44 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, Ralph Stirling wrote

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-19 Thread kqt4at5v
Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, andy pugh wrote: > >> On 15 November 2012 19:13, wrote: >>> How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port >>> inexpensively, no MESA, to

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Gene Heskett
To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder > > On Thursday 15 November 2012 15:17:28 andy pugh did opine: > > On 15 November 2012 19:36, Richard Ray wrote: > > > The "this" above was suposed to be http://wiki.makerbot.com/

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 November 2012 20:18, Gene Heskett wrote: > Not quite Andy, this kit is missing the index pulse wiring. Index is of limited use on a linear encoder anyway, I suspect. I have a number of magnetic crank position wheels in my desk at work, I really ought to start experimenting. -- atp If yo

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread kqt4at5v
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 15 November 2012 15:00:09 Richard Ray did opine: > >> On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, andy pugh wrote: >>> On 15 November 2012 19:13, wrote: How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port inexpensively, no MESA, to provid

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Ralph Stirling
: Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder On Thursday 15 November 2012 15:17:28 andy pugh did opine: > On 15 November 2012 19:36, Richard Ray wrote: > > The "this" above was suposed to be http://wi

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 15 November 2012 15:17:28 andy pugh did opine: > On 15 November 2012 19:36, Richard Ray wrote: > > The "this" above was suposed to be http://wiki.makerbot.com/mle > > Had a brain fart > > So, you need to connect it to the parallel port then run an encoder HAL > module. That appears t

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 15 November 2012 15:00:09 Richard Ray did opine: > On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, andy pugh wrote: > > On 15 November 2012 19:13, wrote: > >> How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port > >> inexpensively, no MESA, to provide feedback for a stepper all running > >> linu

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Richard Ray
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 November 2012 19:36, Richard Ray wrote: > >> The "this" above was suposed to be http://wiki.makerbot.com/mle >> Had a brain fart > > So, you need to connect it to the parallel port then run an encoder HAL > module. > That appears to be all there is t

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Richard Ray
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, Ralph Stirling wrote: > The AS5306 magnetic encoder module A and B outputs > will certainly connect to the the parallel port fine. You > can configure Hal to do quadrature decoding from the > parallel port, but your linear stage can't go very fast. > The AS5306 has 40 pulses

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 November 2012 19:36, Richard Ray wrote: > The "this" above was suposed to be http://wiki.makerbot.com/mle > Had a brain fart So, you need to connect it to the parallel port then run an encoder HAL module. That appears to be all there is to it. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Ralph Stirling
36 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 November 2012 19:13, wrote: >> How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port >> inexpensively, no MESA, to provide feedba

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread Richard Ray
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 November 2012 19:13, wrote: >> How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port >> inexpensively, no MESA, to provide feedback for a stepper all running >> linuxcnc > > Is it quadrature output? > Yes The "this" above was suposed t

Re: [Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 November 2012 19:13, wrote: > How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port > inexpensively, no MESA, to provide feedback for a stepper all running > linuxcnc Is it quadrature output? -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ---

[Emc-users] howto linear encoder

2012-11-15 Thread kqt4at5v
How might I connect this, or something similar, via a parallel port inexpensively, no MESA, to provide feedback for a stepper all running linuxcnc Richard -- Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from