Hi, I was just thinking about adding scales to the hickory... cause why not
One thing I noticed in the Manual is that the Hickory supports up to 1.2MHz input speed on the encoder input.
Which is not bad, but considering if you rapid at 50-60m/min , that limits your resolution of the scales.
What I noticed in the Oak datasheet is that it allows you to go up to 6MHz, after changing a parameter bit. Considering the Hickory is presumably an evaluation upon the Oak I would almost imagine that the same trick can be done for the hickory. is that true?
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Typically encoders will not output over 1MHz. Often they are 300kHz to 500kHz maximum.
Scales or encoders that are high resolution and high speed will typically use a serial protocol rather than A/B quadrature.
It is unlikely that the 1.2MHz limit is an issue.
If you really intend to use scales that support unusually high frequency, we can double check the functionality of P323 high speed filters with HICKORY. The feature does appear to be implemented, but it needs a re-test because it was not intended to be used.
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eng199 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:41 am
Typically encoders will not output over 1MHz. Often they are 300kHz to 500kHz maximum.
Scales or encoders that are high resolution and high speed will typically use a serial protocol rather than A/B quadrature.
It is unlikely that the 1.2MHz limit is an issue.
If you really intend to use scales that support unusually high frequency, we can double check the functionality of P323 high speed filters with HICKORY. The feature does appear to be implemented, but it needs a re-test because it was not intended to be used.
I'm in the process of a Hickory build and I have a programmable encoder for my spindle. My spindle will max out at 8000 rpm. With the Hickory limited to 1200 KHz does that means I'm limited to 9000 PPR? While I understand that is definitely enough resolution, it would be nice to use more since I have it available. My question is, did P323 ever get implemented on the Hickory like it is on the Oak controller?
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