text: <s>[INST] Motion Control with External Encoder I have a PowerFlex 527 on a motor that drives a turret. There is no encoder on this motor. I have an 843ES encoder mounted on the turret. I'm running a 1756-L82ES processor. I'd like to use motion commands to position the turret. I do not see how to tie the external encoder into the motion axis. It only gives me motor encoder as an option. Any suggestions? [/INST] No, the 527 does not support the encoder connected to the load. However, you can use application code to utilize this encoder by bring it in on an HSC card and tying it to a virtual axis with MAM which will calculate the velocity... use the velocity to trim the VFD setpoint. ID: QA46022 | Access Levels: TechConnect PowerFlex 527 drive Load Feedback ID: QA4094 | Access Levels: TechConnect Virtual Axis Following High-Speed Counter Module Input \\n </s>