Thread: CNC Spindle synchronization
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14-06-2018 #1
Chaz - Thanks. Did you use the rotary encoder?
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14-06-2018 #3
Chaz THanks again. Has anyone connected such a rotary encoder to Mach 3 please?
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14-06-2018 #5
Where did you go after Mach 3?
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14-06-2018 #7
I highly recommend using an optical encoder, even like a cheap amt-102, for the index signal.
But this will need a high-speed interface board, as the signal is very crisp - what you want - and very short so only good motion control hw will be able to read it.
I tried about 10 different solutions - and am now using full industrial servos with index and a csmio-ip-s interface kit from cslabs.
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14-06-2018 #8
One thing to watch out for is that if your new motor is not controlled from M3, M3 won't know if it's running. You need to start the motor AND press the "Spindle" button.
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