On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 7:44 PM, Chris Reynolds <[email protected]>wrote:
> I've been having some accuracy problems and I'll admit I've never fully > understood all of the settings in the .ini file. But I'm getting some > strange things going on that I just can't seem to fix. Such as, setting an > axis to 0, then in MDI sending it to 1", it might come up .0015" short of > 1", but when I send it back to 0 it will come back to that point just fine. Does the .0015 short of 1 repeat every time? This would need to be checked on the same section of the ballscrew to help determine the cause. > I understand the basics of the backlash setting but there's got to be > something else that I'm missing or just plain don't understand. Or if I set > the increments to .010 it might go .0105 or .011, but then go back to 0 > just fine. When you set increments and then move 1 inch do you see the same .0015 error as you previously describe? > I've been using EMC for about 5 years now and I've always been plagued > with these kind of problems. But no matter how much I read the manual I > can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong. > > Can someone shed some light on what I'm doing wrong? Just when I think > I've got it I don't. I would really appreciate any help that anyone might > be able to provide that will help me better understand the settings in the > .ini file and what I'm doing wrong. > Since you say the return to zero is consistent I would then consider the backlash setting is correct. This is assuming the motion to 1 inch and the return motion are opposite directions. > > > Thank you, > > Chris > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > thanks Stuart -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private correspondence. Thank you for honoring my wish. Just for you NSA - think autointercourse terrorist suitcase bomb sarin hello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
