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--- mycnc:rotary_encoder_connection_and_setup [2019/08/01 13:27] – ivan
+++ mycnc:rotary_encoder_connection_and_setup [2019/08/01 15:17] – ivan
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   * Industrial style MPG with 100ppr and line driver 5V output
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 === ET7 controller slow encoders setup ===
-The myCNC-ET7 control board has 2 encoders (Encoder #0, #1) reserved defined permanently. These encoders are supposed to be installed on the ET7-KEY keyboard panel and connected to the 20-pin X4 connector on ET7 control board. It's possible to use external encoders without the ET7-key panel board and to connect those directly to X4 pins 11,12,13,14 and 19. See the table below.
+The myCNC-ET7 control board has 2 encoders (Encoder #0, #1) reserved defined permanently. These encoders are supposed to be installed on the ET7-KEY keyboard panel and connected to the 20-pin X4 connector on ET7 control board. It's possible to use external encoders without the ET7-key panel board and to connect those directly to X4 pins 11,12,13,14 and 19. See the table below for more information on the ET7 X4 pinout table:
-ET7 connector X4 pinout table
 ^^ X4 connector to External 25-keys keyboard ^
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-These pins are actually Binary inputs #16, #17, #18, #19 which are permanently configured as Encoder#0 and Encoder#1 in myCNC-ET7 controller firmware. This is the reason Slow Encoders #0, #1 configuration for ET7 controller in myCNC software is ignored and can be skipped. **However, Encoder #2, Encoder#3 can be attached to any or binary inputs and configured accordingly.**
+These pins are actually Binary inputs #16, #17, #18, #19 which are permanently configured as Encoder#0 and Encoder#1 in myCNC-ET7 controller firmware. This is the reason Slow Encoders #0, #1 configuration for ET7 controller in myCNC software is ignored and can be skipped. **However, Encoder #2, Encoder#3 can be attached to any or binary inputs and configured accordingly when using the ET7 board.**
-For all other control boards ET6, ET10, ET15 all slow encoders configuration #0 - #3 is active and can be used by users.
+For all other control boards (ET6, ET10 and ET15), the slow encoders configurations #0-3 are active and can be used by users.
 Rotary encoders setup example is shown on a picture below
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 ==== Obsolete method to establish connection through "cnc-variables.xml" configuration file. ====
-<code>this method was used before the dialog described above was issued.
+<code>This method was used before the dialog described above was released.
 Only used on the old deprecated software versions</code>
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   * **dest="item:cnc-gvariable-7012"** - Global variable for THC Arc Voltage Adjustment value is a destination for the connection
-Encoder #2 connected to THC Arc voltage adjustment. Adjustment Arc value will be changed "+1" or "-1" every encoder click.
+Encoder #2 is connected to the THC Arc voltage adjustment. Adjustment Arc value will be changed to "+1" or "-1" on every encoder click.
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   - Check that the "Slow Encoder" values are changed while you turn the encoder.
   - Check that the Destination item value has changed while you turn the encoder.
+  - After the checkup has been complete, reload the program to refresh the settings to the newest configuration.
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