On 22 November 2012 15:36, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > In any event, it will need a separate index pulse, used to make sure there > have been no missing or extranious(sp) pulses since LinuxCNC tracks windup > with very wide counters.
I am not sure this is necessarily true. LinuxCNC only typically _uses_ the index pulse when the spindle is running at a constant, non-zero speed. (this style of encoder is probably not appropriate for homing a servo-driven axis). -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
