[simpits-tech] phidgits + Building Guages

Roy Coates simpits-tech@simpits.org
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:34:40 +0100 (BST)


On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 mysticz28@swbell.net wrote:

> Gene Buckle wrote:
> >
> > The problem is that everyone and their brother has a neat method of
> > driving a stepper motor, but nobody says anything about *feedback* from
> > that motor.
>
> That's because steppers can't talk back (or they would be servos).
> Fortunately for them, you talk enough to take up their slack ;)
>

I was led to believe that you CAN get feedback from a stepper.

Roy.