On 18/03/14 08:47, andy pugh wrote: > On 18 March 2014 08:37, Ed Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'd like to know if it's possible to measure the actual speed of the >> spindle by also connecting the 3 hall sensor signals to the inputs of my >> 5I23 Mesa card > Yes, just connect any single Hall sensor to channel A of an encoder > module on the 5i23 and set that encoder to "counter mode" > http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/hostmot2.9.html#encoder > > I imagine you only want to run in one direction? > Thanks Andy.
Yes we only run the spindle in one direction... I just tried this out and it worked immediately. :) I like GladeVCP, it's very reassuring to see the faked spindle speed signal changing the bar graph. Now for that PID... Thanks, Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
