Re: as simple as 1,2,3...

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, jmw@c... wrote:

> Is there a way to determine encoder line count for those among us

who

> happen to be temporarily down on their luck and find themselves

scope-

> less? The manufacturer disavows all knowledge. I assume one spins

the

> encoder at a known rate, but then what? This unit has A, B, Index,
> ~A, ~B, etc pinout.
>
> Maybe the thing could be connected to a PC somehow?
>
> Thanks..
>
> --Jack

Hi,

Do you have a frequency counter? If you do, chuck up the encoder in a
drill press, fire up both and measure the frequency from one channel.
Then measure the frequency from the "index" output. Divide the former
by the latter. That will be the line count.

Mariss