Thanks
Another satisfied reader here; it was like a novel*.
Personally, I am ignorant in so many things, so learning about the individual aspects (SurfAlloy, quadrature**, etc.) was part of an enjoyable weekend read to me. And the part about integers (binary and BCD) and reals were so clear to me: I live in the bits as few do, so oh dear "had I only been around at the time to help
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Btw, my personal favorite line:
I'm pretty sure it's mode 20 (quadrature), I sent her the Mode setup, and it just dawned on me that it may not have been complete...cripes!! I hope she dosnt backcharge me!!!
I understand Mr. Nachtwey's concern about the technical aspects, and perhaps this was indeed a motion control issue that had a canned solution.
And in the end, that's what the OP received**, albeit in little, perhaps inefficient, pieces; the rest of us got entertainment or education or both.
It boils down to this: the best thing about the 'net is that it lowers the cost to publish; the worst thing about the 'net is that it lowers the cost to publish.
* Yes I read the entire thing, after searching for the keywords [wiring] and [quiz], of all things.
** I've run into that term before and grokked it functionally, but now I understand how it is implemented.
*** Without the "canned" part.