I understand that you can use servos and a closed loop system with the Gecko g320, and if the encoder is x steps off from the signal, it gets a fault. I also understand that you can connect encoders directly to the parrallel breakout board to create a closed loop using computer software. Are there advantages and disadvantages to these techniques? Can they be combined?
In a seperate issue, are Gecko G320 drives compatable with linear glass scale type encoders instead of rotary encoders?
Thanks for your expertise!
-Christopher