mycnc:rotary_encoder_connection_and_setup
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- | ===== Rotary encoder connection and setup ===== | + | ====== Rotary encoder connection and setup ====== |
There are 2 types of rotary encoders widely used in pendants and operator panels: | There are 2 types of rotary encoders widely used in pendants and operator panels: | ||
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On-panel rotary encoders are mostly used to control the following values on-the-fly: | On-panel rotary encoders are mostly used to control the following values on-the-fly: | ||
- | * Overspeed [%] | + | * Overspeed [%] (5-150% safe range) |
* THC Arc reference voltage [V] (actually cutting height) | * THC Arc reference voltage [V] (actually cutting height) | ||
* Spindle speed | * Spindle speed | ||
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- | =====Encoder setup (hardware)===== | + | \\ |
- | The following window is available upon navigating to Settings > Config > Hardware > Encoders: | ||
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- | The following settings are available: | ||
- | * Encoder resolution for each particular encoder number. | ||
- | * The current encoder value is displayed on this screen. This is the fastest way to check if the encoder is connected/ | ||
- | * Z-position | ||
- | * Mul coefficients (multiplication value), and | ||
- | * /(2^Div). These Mul and Div coefficients are used due to the fact that the controller cannot handle floating number data in calculations, | ||
- | * Encoder position | ||
- | * Position | ||
- | * Linear encoder dimension. This should be set to the proper encoder dimension to convert the impulses from a linear encoder to mm (the most common values for this setting are 1 and 5 micrometers, | ||
mycnc/rotary_encoder_connection_and_setup.txt · Last modified: 2022/03/22 13:49 by ivan