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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Pulley Ratio Accuracy Problem
« on: August 26, 2019, 06:57:14 AM »
Hi,
Spindle PID is a realtime function and so it must be supported by the MOTION CONTROLLER. Neither Mach3 or Mach4
are realtime controllers however Mach3s parallel port is a realtime motion controller and that's why Mach3 can apparently
'do' spindle PID.
The Ethernet SmoothStepper Mach4 plugin has just been (two moths or so) upgraded to do spindle PID. I imagine also that the Hicon
Integra, when suitably activated, and the CSMIO/A could also do spindle PID with Mach4.
To my knowledge the PoKeys 57CNC, the UC100/300/400 or the PMDX411/424 cannot do spindle PID with Mach4.
So the answer is 'Yes spindle PID with Mach4 is achievable with a motion controller that supports it'.
Craig
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Can anyone say if spindle PID is working in Mach4?
Spindle PID is a realtime function and so it must be supported by the MOTION CONTROLLER. Neither Mach3 or Mach4
are realtime controllers however Mach3s parallel port is a realtime motion controller and that's why Mach3 can apparently
'do' spindle PID.
The Ethernet SmoothStepper Mach4 plugin has just been (two moths or so) upgraded to do spindle PID. I imagine also that the Hicon
Integra, when suitably activated, and the CSMIO/A could also do spindle PID with Mach4.
To my knowledge the PoKeys 57CNC, the UC100/300/400 or the PMDX411/424 cannot do spindle PID with Mach4.
So the answer is 'Yes spindle PID with Mach4 is achievable with a motion controller that supports it'.
Craig