Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC as DRO?

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.
>

Yes, it can.

> Can it interface directly with quadrature scales, and if
>so how?
>

You need some sort of interface. There is the Dan Mauch/Tom Kulaga
DRO board that plugs into an ISA slot. Or, my universal stepper controller,
which also can be a step pulse generator and auxilliary I/O unit.

> Can it do all of the functions one would expect from a DRO?
>
>

Well, maybe. You can set axis coordinates, it is possible to set the
lathe X
for diameter or radius, but not so easy to swich between the two. it can
have tool offsets and work offsets.

Jon