Hi all, I was just looking for some advice about setting up a rotary encoder with Mach4.
There is a thread feeding device on one of my machines (as in cotton thread, not screw thread) and I need a way for the machine to check if it is feeding properly.
If I have a rotary encoder on the spool of thread, I can just have a macro check its position before and after an operation.
I have never set up a rotary encoder with Mach4, so I am not sure what the best way to go about it is. I am using 6 axes, and I am assuming I don't want that encoder associated with any of these axes, or does that matter?

Using: Mach4, Pokeys57CNC, PoOptoIn, PoExtBusOC16, and Clearpath motors

Any advice is welcome!
Thanks,
David