I lied 8000 steps per inch (8000*120)/60 = 16000
where does that put me for a period? Andy John Kasunich wrote: > Andy Holcomb wrote: > >> John Kasunich wrote: >> >>> Andy Holcomb wrote: >>> >>>> John Kasunich wrote: >>>> >>>>> Andy Holcomb wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On EMC1, I was running Axis speeds of more than 120ipm, I can't get EMC >>>>>> 2 past around 60. I am running a 1.6 ghz computer. >>>>>> >>>>> Steppers or servos? >>>>> >>>> Steppers >>>> >>>>> What step frequency does your machine need to get 120ipm? >>>>> >>> You didn't answer this one. >>> >> 4000 steps per inch >> (120 * 4000)/60 = 8000 ? >> > > 120 ipm should be a piece of cake then. If you only need 8000 steps > per second, you can make BASE_PERIOD something like 30000 and still > have plenty of headroom. The larger period will reduce the load on > your PC, and give you more timing margin to allow for latency. > > Regards, > > John Kasunich > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
