Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Announcement: Mach3 is now closed loop!

Definition, definition, definition, but I see what you mean.

By definition your estop switches are closed loop in that they
detect a state/condition and take an action based on that.

This does not mean that the machine/devise as a whole
works in a closed loop. That only comes with a fully
integrated closed loops system, where every error
is detected and corrected on the fly.

Dave M.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Wille Padnos" <spadnos@...>

> True.
>
> And by definition, this is not closed loop for Mach3. Closed loop
> control implies that the position error is used in trajectory
> calculations. That's not what was described. The described
> functionality is more like a traveling soft limit switch - it'll trip if
> the actual position is outside a set range from the commanded position.
>
> It's open loop with an error bar.
>
> - Steve



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