On 2016-10-19 12:08, Gene Heskett wrote: > That will give 16,383 discrete positions of > the screw per revolution of the screw,
No, the max pulses are 1024 and the max steps are 4096. (pulses x 4) Putting the magnet on the pointer of an old dial gauge you have a nice surface feeler for measuring the tools zero radius offset. :) -- "In der Wissenschaft siegt nie eine neue Theorie, nur ihre Gegner sterben nach und nach" Max Planck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users