Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Sargon DRO Serial Output / CNC

b564htf wrote:

>A CNC newbie question: Why can't the serial output from a Sargon
>or
>similar DRO be fed to a computer then used to control a servo motor
>on a vertical mill?
>
>

What serial output? Most DROs don't have a serial output.

But, the real reason is most DROs update about 2-5 times a second. That
would allow you to
move about 1 inch per hour with confidence. I run EMC at 1000 updates a
second, and a
lot of newer CNC controls read position 40,000 to 100,000 times a second
for smoothness
of motion.

Jon