Below is a copy of a post I put at the end of my thread in the DIY Project log where it has had no replies - probably because it is in the wrong place.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showth...astpost&t=6840
Gerry,
I've just looked on the Campbell Designs site and added up the costs of both systems and there really is nothing in it. However, there is something you may be able to help me with. On the Rutex it has a step multiplier (with Gecko it is an extra) and I was wondering exactly how does this work? Does it multiply the steps from the software or does it multiply from the encoder? For example; if my software indicates 100 steps and I use the 10x multiplier, does my motor move 1000 steps or 1? In other words, does this improve the resolution of the system or detract from it?
Am I right in assuming this is not the same as stepper motor microstepping where one step is divided into many, smaller steps and that a servo motor can only be moved by whatever the resolution of the encoder is (x4 with quadrature)?
Many more questions to come.
Mike