> I think I should be able to do this with > the parallel port or at most a Mesa card. > > Anybody tried this or have advice?
having EMC2 display the machine position in "DRO-mode" should be fairly straightforward, and you could write the coordinates to disk when the user presses a button, or every 1s or something similar. You might have to DIY the GUI for your particular application. Your choice between a parallel port and a mesa card will depend on the maximum pulse rate on the encoders, if you will push the machine around fast so that the pulse rate is 10 kHz or more you will probably want a mesa card or some other fast encoder counter solution. AW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
