Re: digital protractor for faceting machine

It just needs to be a digital display, manual DRO

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Landrum Haddix <lhaddix@...>
wrote:

>
> Hi,
> Is the protractor/encoder for just a visual display
> or does it need to feed a PC or is it part of a feedback
> loop?
>
> Is this for CNC or just a manual DRO?
>
> Can you explain what you want in the end? If I knew what you
> needed I might be able to describe something that would work
> or that you could buy.
>
> To display the output of an encoder you either need a PC
> with software watching it on a port., or a custom microcontroller
> and display board that you hack together or find already designed,
> or if you just need a protractor with digital display find one on

ebay\for

> about $80-$300 that's an all in one unit.
>
> A good source for encoders, information and related stuff is
> US Digital. http://www.usdigital.com/ They have no minimum order
> and sell a bazillion different encoders, displays, etc.
>
>
> Regards,
> Landrum Haddix
> lhaddix@...
> http://lhaddix.net
>