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Can Indexer LPT be used to control servo motors?

April 26, 2017CONTROL indexer LPT motors servo Used

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Can Indexer LPT be used to control servo motors?

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Yes. There are numerous manufacturers of special servo amplifiers which accept pulse and direction type control inputs. These amplifiers close the control loop local to the amplifier (the encoder signals are fed back into the amplifier itself, not the indexer) essentially making the servo motors “appear” like stepper motors to the indexer.