encoder question

[dertsap]

i just got some motors and they came with shaft encoders , i don t need the encoders for my machine but ive been wondering if i can use one to create a hand wheel for jogging the xyz axis for mach or emc controller , i was thinking if they send signals to the software showing the position of the motors ,maybe i can send signals as a pendant ,i know nothing about encoders but they are 100ppr/ 400ppr in quadrature (what ever that may mean)

is this possible or a pipe dream

thanks
curt

[Al_The_Man]

The handwheels fitted to almost all commercial machines are 100p/rev.
They are essentially a quadrature encoder, with the added feature of mechanical detent.
It would be quadrature x 4 to get the 400p/rev increased resolution when used as an encoder.
Al.

[dertsap]

ive done some research on the encoder and this is what ive found http://www.encoder.com/literature/da...-755a-nema.pdf

so is a regular handwheel simply an encoder or would i need more hardware to do this

[Al_The_Man]

You are better off with a line driver output type, often you don't need the complimentary pulses, just the A & B.
If they are 5v type nothing else should be needed.
Al.

[dertsap]

i cannot find anything that shows how to connect pinouts or any info for connecting a handwheel to mach ,any idea of how this is done ?

[Al_The_Man]

I can probabally find the pin out, but the software you are using has to be set up for the handwheel feature.
Al.