> On Saturday 21 March 2020 04:04:03 Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > > > > Hello guys, > > > > > > I'm testing a phisical encoder to simulate how the spindle will work > > > with the external offsets. So far so good but I need to clarify > > > something that I suspect. Here it comes: > > > > > > The encoder I'm testing is an ERN471 from Heidenhain. A beast of > > > encoder. It says 5.000 line counts on the datasheet but also says it > > > outputs 125.000 signal periods per revolution, so when I read it in > > > LinuxCNC with a scale of 1 I find that I'm having 500.000 pulses per > > > turn. A lot of resolution. ... > > > > Maybe me stupid. My machine had Heidenhein encoders but I did not get > > them work and replaced them with 2000P/R encoders. > > > Don't be so hard on yourself. Probably the smartest move you could have > made. Those ERN471's would be much more suitable on a fraction of a turn > robotic arm.
You happen to have a datasheet for the ERN471 encoder? _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
