Hi,
I wish to read the spindle encoder and display it, that I can achieve. The spindle motor is a current
limited DC motor acting as a torque motor where its speed will be regulated by me impeding the
wire. I want Mach3 to count the turns and shift the Xaxis to lay them down, up to 20 layers deep.
My hope is that provided I keep the spindle speed low enuf, say 1 rev/sec, that the Xaxis will maintain
step.
As it turns out I have written the code and tested it on my laptop but have yet to try it on the machine,
that is tomorrows adventure.
My confusion is more about the DRO numbering setup. I found that I could read the encoder at DRO(17203)
and yet to display it using Machs existing DRO at 803. The XLS file in the general forum indicates 'old' and
'new' numbers. Can I use either?
I am also confused about the distinction between predefined and user definable numbers, how do I distinguish
the two?
Apologies if these questions seem absolutely basic. I have recently coded in C a field oriented servo controller
so I can program but with VB I'm back in the deep end until the confusion clears!
Craig