SNIP----------------------------------------------------------------- > In my quest to get replacement encoders, Heidenhain told me that SSI > encoders are becoming scarce as Endat has become a much more popular > interface for encoders (or at least the ones they sell). > > Dave >
They (perhaps deliberatly) forgot to mention BISS which (unlike Heidenhains proprietary Endat) is an open SSI upgrade path... Some of the $5.00 magnetic encoder chips support BISS and the highest end commercial encoders you can get (Renshaw Resolute) support BISS Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vRanger cuts backup time in half-while increasing security. With the market-leading solution for virtual backup and recovery, you get blazing-fast, flexible, and affordable data protection. Download your free trial now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-d2dcopy1 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users