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by jpevner
Wed Jun 18, 2025 11:10 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Re: Using spindle encoder as DRO

It works!
Thanks one and all.
Also, in fairness, I have to note that tblough answered most of my question earlier, but I did not understand the answer.
I am new to centroid, and will need to probably really chew into the manual, all 400+pages of it.
Hopefully this all gets captured into the forum ...
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by jpevner
Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:19 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Re: Using spindle encoder as DRO

uwe; I have the free base software version, but will upgrade this when I have everything working to my satisfaction
cncsnw;
I am waiting for an adapter to connect my scale. The pinout is not the same. When I have it in a day or two, I will try your method.

A couple of questions:
1) What does the ...
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by jpevner
Mon Jun 16, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Re: Using spindle encoder as DRO

Uwe;
That is what I am hoping, and what the marketing picture says. Does anyone know which bit in the map corresponds though?
Also, When I try to enable an axis in the scales menu, I get error 509 option unavailable.

regards,
Jon P.
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by jpevner
Mon Jun 16, 2025 5:26 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Re: Using spindle encoder as DRO

Thank you for the replies, and yes,Uwe, I have read the manual.
What I couldn't find in the manual was which bit in the parameter 423 bitmap corresponds to the spindle encoder on the Acorn board.
Also, in the scales config, I assume one has to enable scales for the axis, and select the encoder ...
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by jpevner
Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Re: Using spindle encoder as DRO

Anyone have any ideas on this, or have done it before?
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by jpevner
Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:17 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Re: Using spindle encoder as DRO

To be more clear. I am not planning on rigid tapping. I want to display the position of the quill(this is a bed mill) on the dro by adding a glass scale linear encoder to the quill, and plug it into the spindle encoder port.
What I want to know is: How do I configure the centroid app to understand ...
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by jpevner
Fri Jun 13, 2025 1:20 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Using spindle encoder as DRO
Replies: 16
Views: 431

Using spindle encoder as DRO

In one of the online diagrams Centroid provides, it states that you can configure the spindle encoder port to display z-axis( as readout only). But, I can't find any instructions on how to do this in the manual, or in the configuration options. Has anyone done this, or know how?

regards,
Jon P.
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