Gerhard Pircher wrote:
> I'm using the Mesa 7i33 card to interface three RS-422 linear encoders to
> EMC2. Now I would like to use the fourth input for the spindle speed
> sensor, which delivers a 12V pulse and direction signal. But I wonder which
> input of the 7i33 card should be connected to the pulse resp. direction
> signal (if possible at all, but the Hostmot2 driver allows to run encoders
> in counter mode).

The hostmot2 firmware currently supports Quadrature and Up/Down mode, 
but not Step/Dir, unfortunately.

If your spindle is not reversible you could connect the step line to 
either Up or Down, and run it that way.


-- 
Sebastian Kuzminsky

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