You dont need to do any calibration to get the index pulse to work. All you need is to set the correct port and pin for the index pulse and if using the parallel port you need to enable the spindle relays (ports and pins, spindle setup)
To see the spindle speed you need to tell Mach the spindle has started even if your spindle is not controlled from Mach, so either M3/M4 or press Spindle button.
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