On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:23:22AM -0500, Jon Elson wrote: > What is the following error tolerance in the .ini file? If it was an > encoder or encoder counter problem, it should cause a sudden following > error of .4", which would be expected to trip the error message and stop > the machine.
I agree with this IF the error happens all at once and IF the ferror limits are set to a reasonable number. If the error happens gradually (1 or 4 counts per servo cycle is gradual to EMC but pretty darn fast to a human) it would probably not ferror. Stuart, assuming you are homing to index, you can detect even one lost encoder count. Home the machine and note axis.1.motor-offset. Then move Y around or run a program, possibly losing or gaining one or more encoder counts. Then home the axis again and check that axis.1.motor-offset is still the same number. If not, the change in motor-offset is the *distance* lost or gained. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
