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Runs great but has issues
« on: December 16, 2008, 05:35:51 PM »
I have a Smooth Stepper running on a router.  The parts are nice, and all basic functions work just fine.  I'm using a slaved motor & PWM spindle speed control - nice!


Just wondering if anybody else has these problems or knows how to solve them:

1.  Soft limits work occasionally.  If I'm actually sitting on a limit, I can't jog past.  However, I can generally jog right past any soft limit at high speed.

2.  Feedrate override will work going slower, but is limited to 100% so I can't go faster.

3.  If I hit the "Feedhold" button, it works, but it takes 3-5 seconds to happen.

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Re: Runs great but has issues
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2008, 04:13:37 AM »
What version of plugin, if its the latst then you may need to increase your slow zone.
Feedrate is set that way at the moment, I believe  it is going to be updated in the future  so you can go above 100%.
Try setting your controller frequency higher, 4KHz will empty the buffer quicker but some computers may not be able to keep up.

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Re: Runs great but has issues
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2008, 09:47:46 AM »
It'll be a few days to get back over there, but I'll try the changes - thanks!