Closed Loop stepper

Hi...new here..just bought some new closed loop stepper motors and find that mach 3 does not work..can they work on linuxcnc?
I have never looked at it..seems very interesting..I would love to learn if in fact it is better than mach 3..

Thanks

Provide us with more information, there is nothing to go on on your post.

Not sure what else you need from me to answer whether linuxcnc emc2 is capable of running a closed loop stepper motor to make real time adjustment for lost steps.
we have a simple bob with ess smooth stepper to mach3.
What are the variables that have a bearing on the answer?

Thanks for your reply

What motors/drives ?

Normally the encoder on a closed loop stepper is connected to the stepper drive so the step generator (ESS or Linuxcnc) does not even know it exists. But in answer to your question, Linuxcnc supports encoder inputs to close the feedback loop. You probably would need to buy a Mesa Card (say a 7i76e with 5 stepgens) and a 7i85 encoder card (4 encoder inputs) attached to it.

Hi..thanks for reply...I have hss86 hybrid servo driver..literature said real time adjustment don't know if that matters..if I get cards..should I anticipate any other problems from doing this instead of servo?