Re: DRO meaning in the Artofcnc world

John,

To be complete you have to add that Art's dro's CAN have the
TRUE "machinist" Real DRO meaning. Just need to hook mach up to
linear encoders. Which is possible, and has been done. Just not for
motion control; readout only...

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "jmkasunich"

> To summarize:
>
> Art's "DRO" = display of commanded position
>
> EMC's "DRO" = display of commanded position (stepper or
> step/servo machine)
>
> EMC's "DRO" = display of actual leadscrew position (real
> servo machine)
>
> Real DRO = display of actual table (or tool) position,
> independent of the leadscrew or other actuator
>
>
> Regards,
>
> John Kasunich