enable pins on stepper driver

[routercnc]

I haven’t used enable but I’m pretty sure it works something like you described. But wait for a second opinion. My main concern is if you rotate the motors they will send power into the drivers which they might not like. I think it would need a mechanical clutch as well.

Is it the Clough42 ELS system by the way ?

[danbob5]

I haven’t used enable but I’m pretty sure it works something like you described. But wait for a second opinion. My main concern is if you rotate the motors they will send power into the drivers which they might not like. I think it would need a mechanical clutch as well.

Is it the Clough42 ELS system by the way ?

I am using a simple program from Dronebot workshop that just allows me to change direction and speed. I have a tachometer on the machine so in the future i may try and write a program that ties the stepper to the spindle speed. I think if i was going for full control i might go for Jon Bryan's program. It looks simpler.
Dan