Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC as DRO?

If you don't want the hassles of setting up and administering linux,
the demo version of Mach2 will read encoders, I believe...


erie

alanganes wrote:

>Hi All,
> It seems to me this has been discussed before, but I can't seem to
>find the thread.
>
> I am not looking to set my machines up as CNC stuff any time soon,
>but reading the dials is getting old. I am working on getting scales
>for my lathe and mill, and am wondering if EMC be used simply as a
>DRO readout. Can it interface directly with quadrature scales, and if
>so how? Can it do all of the functions one would expect from a DRO?
>
> I know EMC is a (large)bit of overkill for this, but it is readily
>available and the price is right. :)
>
> Anyone else thied this?
>
> I appreciate any thoughts. Thanks,
>AL
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