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General Mach Discussion / Speed of stepper motors
« on: November 10, 2015, 01:12:44 PM »
Hello!
I'm a newbie in Mach3, and I have some problem with the speed of the axis in my Mach3 CNC machine. I think this is probably a really easy problem to solve, so for a pro this might take a sec!
I have set the system to metric, e.g. in mm's. By measuring the distance the axis move when I use the program, I have calculated the "Steps per" to be 200. My stepper motors turn 200 steps per revolution, which means that one motor revolution moves the axis 1 mm in linear distance. The kernel speed is 25KHz, so the maximum velocity should be 25KHz/200 steps per unit = 125 mm/s
However, this feels like a very low velocity? This is the maximum velocity the machine will move, right? What can I do to make it faster? Or am I missing something completely now?
/ Johanna
I'm a newbie in Mach3, and I have some problem with the speed of the axis in my Mach3 CNC machine. I think this is probably a really easy problem to solve, so for a pro this might take a sec!
I have set the system to metric, e.g. in mm's. By measuring the distance the axis move when I use the program, I have calculated the "Steps per" to be 200. My stepper motors turn 200 steps per revolution, which means that one motor revolution moves the axis 1 mm in linear distance. The kernel speed is 25KHz, so the maximum velocity should be 25KHz/200 steps per unit = 125 mm/s
However, this feels like a very low velocity? This is the maximum velocity the machine will move, right? What can I do to make it faster? Or am I missing something completely now?
/ Johanna