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--- mycnc:mpg_through_binary_inputs [2019/11/14 12:51] – ivan
+++ mycnc:mpg_through_binary_inputs [2019/11/15 09:57] – ivan
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 If you use the [[https://shop.pv-automation.com/et10/9-mycnc-et10.html|ET10 controller]], you can utilize the dedicated encoder inputs instead of connecting the MPG wheel to the binary inputs of this controller. In this way, it is not necessary to specify two binary inputs but rather one specific encoder input.
-  * To activate the MPG or Encoder, it is necessary to check the box next to required MPG/encoder number:{{ :mycnc:2018-08-20_11-32-57.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * After activation, you can select the encoder number on the controller for to specify which encoder will be operated {{ :mycnc:2018-08-20_11-33-05.jpg?nolink |}}
+{{ :mycnc:encoders-013.png? |}}
-  * It is also necessary to select the MPG function (MPG wheel/THC/Spindle Sync):{{ :mycnc:2018-08-20_11-33-34.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * To activate the MPG or Encoder, it is necessary to check the box next to required MPG/encoder number
+  * After activation, you can select the encoder number on the controller for to specify which encoder will be operated
+  * It is also necessary to select the MPG function (MPG wheel/THC/Spindle Sync):
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   * If necessary, select the coordinate axis which will be controlled by MPG. This will allow to move the machine along that axis when the MPG wheel is turned.
-{{ :mycnc:2018-08-20_11-34-09.jpg?nolink |}}
   * Next we select the length of displacements with the help of MPG. This specifies the length of each movement per one click of the MPG wheel (turning by one mark). //Note that this number is IGNORED when using the ''Pendant'' option - the software value will be chosen instead//:
-{{ :mycnc:2018-08-20_11-34-48.jpg?nolink |}}
+    * If using a software pendant approach while having selected a particular axis (for example, by using the hotkeys to switch the step size while only using the MPG wheel to control the X axis), you can enter ''soft'' into the Dimension field so that the length of displacements uses the software pendant value.
-    * If using a software pendant approach while having selected a particular axis (for example, by using the hotkeys to switch the step size while only using the MPG wheel to control the X axis), you can enter ''soft'' into the Dimension field so that the length of displacements uses the pendant value.
 {{:mycnc:encoders-011-x-soft.png}}
-  * The encoder resolution is hard-coded to be 65536.
+  * The encoder resolution is hard-coded to be 65536 (as of November 2019).
-The following diagram shows an example of an MPG wheel connection to the ET10 controller (in this example, the MPG wheel in connected to the encoder input #5):
+The diagram below shows an example of an MPG wheel connection to the ET10 controller (in this example, the MPG wheel in connected to the encoder input #5):
 {{:mycnc:et10-connection-encoders-mpg-002.png}}
-As already mentioned, axis control can be set up directly from the //MPG through binary inputs// settings window. In order to set up this encoder to change some values within the software (such as jog overspeed, motion overspeed, etc), the user can go into Settings > Config > Inputs/Outputs/Sensors > Connections, and add a new connection or edit an existing one.
+As already mentioned, axis jog control can be set up directly from the //MPG through binary inputs// settings window. In order to set up this encoder to change some values within the software (such as jog overspeed, motion overspeed, etc), the user can go into Settings > Config > Inputs/Outputs/Sensors > Connections, and add a new connection or edit an existing one.
   * In the **Source** field, select Encoder.
   * For the **parameter**, type in some parameter 100-112 for fast encoders (0-16 is reserved for slow encoders). In order to check which particular encoder is used, the user can go into Settings > Config > Hardware > Encoders and note which encoder value changes as the MPG wheel is being turned. For example, for fast encoder #5, parameter 105 will be chosen.
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 {{:mycnc:mpg-encoder-setup-002.png}}
-This will allow us to use the MPG wheel connected to the encoder inputs to change a number of myCNC parameters of the fly.
+This will allow the operator to use the MPG wheel connected to the encoder inputs to change a number of myCNC parameters of the fly by simply turning the MPG wheel handle.