Re: More Parallel Port Woe's -- I think?

Thanks Steve...Your response pointed me in the right direction. I had
the connector on the encoder backwards. So, basically, the Gecko had
no encoder feedback to work with.


Mike


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "stephen_stallings" <stevesng@n...>
wrote:

> Mike,
>
> With no step pulses coming to the driver, the motor
> should sit still with perhaps a small jitter or whine
> as the servo hunts between encoder counts. Is the
> motor turning slowly, or is it running flat out? If
> running flat out it is most likely that the encoder
> signals are phased backwards. If it is turning slowly
> it may be that the Gecko is not seeing both of the
> encoder phases.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Stallings
>
>