H Art/Brian,
How do you like that new name?
I tested the config and tuning on my home pc, which of course is not hooked to a machine. My machine steps are 3772.5 per inch. In my current xml setup of Mach 2 and 3 using 25k, my rapids are 348ipm. Before I moved over to Mach software, I was using a full or half step system and have seen this machine run at 1000ipm. The ramp up anddown was way long, but it did get there and was impressive to this country boy.
With that said, I have noticed that whatever kernal speed I use my home pc seems to work fine but I also noticed that the rapids are always real close to what the velocity is set at. Forgive my ignorance but is this what determines the rapid speeds within Mach? If so, will using a faster kernal speed actually translate to faster rapids or will I be limited to my 348 ipm now used in Mach2/3 ?
In other words, since my my machine is currently about tapped out at the 25k rapid of 348, when or if I change to a higher k say 60, will I be able to retune to a higher velocity without loosing steps, or will I still be limited to the 348 even in the higher kernal? BTW I am using steppers.
Mike