Hi,
Just want to confirm what I have read about Mach DRO's. I'm going to use Mach and Smooth Stepper in conjunction with stepping motors on a 2 axis system. I have read that Mach is an "Open Loop" controller and I assume that means the DRO's aren't updated by external information (i.e. encoders) but rather they reflect the current position based on Mach's position output to the motors. Is that correct? I can forgo the encoders unless they will provide feedback that is accurately used by Mach.
Thanks for your help!
CM Johnson