Still having issues, and I'm totally lost. The spindle control is the last thing I need to do, and have spent the whole weekend trying to figure it out. Frustrating !!!
I understand my encoder wont work because it puts out 200 pulses per revolution.
I have proximity switches here, and was hoping I could use one for the pickup. What I'm worried about, is that these proximity switches only work on 12v , and I think that will be to high for the signal back to the breakout board.
This is for a lathe, and I will be turning on the spindle remotely. I just want Mach3 to recognize the spindle RPM so that it displays it on the DRO, and hopefully be able to cut threads.
What are most people using for a pickup?
I tried watching a few videos on this, but most pertain to routers and mills. Its difficult to find details for Mach3 turn.