Help!, request: Example HAL for a Mesa (7i76E) spindle encoder set-up

[Clive S]

Am I right in thinking that you need to add a XML panel to the Axis configuration to include the spindle-speed as a displayable quantity? A

Yes you use some XML code to get a VCP panel on the gui in axis. Pm sent.

[Doddy]

Many thanks Clive - It would appear there's numerous learning curves attached to LinuxCNC and any one of which can result in start-up exceptions being thrown. Your answer for the XML helps me to disregard that aspect of displaying data for now until I understand the fundamentals better. Thanks for the PM - I'm going through that now whilst the shed warms up.

Mike