Thread: Cheap Idea for a DRO
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11-05-2010 #11I installed it and had to go and find/install the required inpout32.dll.
The version I installed as far as I could work out could only open two scales (X and Y). Is that a limitation or me being stupid?
Each PIC has the same code, on power up each one detects the status of its pin5, then assigns itself as X,Y,Z or W. When the PIC detects a scale it informs the VB app, which then adds a display panel)
One question I have is whether there is a practical maximum cable length between the reader and the PIC board.
[edit] found a 600mm scale on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mill-Lathe-Hor...item439ddc49a7
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