Fla100 mach3 config

[Justin Cavender]

i just built an Fla100 from fine line automation is there any way I can manually input steps per unit as opposed to measuring the move and is there any video tutorials on configuring mach3?

[ger21]

ArtSoft USA - Video Tutorials

What screws are you using, and what drives?

[Justin Cavender]

1/2 10 screws with a gecko g540 drive

[ger21]

20,000 steps per inch.

200steps per motor revolution, times 10 microsteps, times 10 turns per inch.

[Justin Cavender]

where do i input this I think that is what is input on th emotor config but over the 36 inches f travel its the dro says it is something like 800 inches

[ger21]

First, go to Config > Select Native Units, and select Inches.
Close, and restart Mach3.
Then, go to Config > Motor Tuning, and set the steps per unit for each axis, and click Save. Then close and restart Mach3.

Then you'll need to go back into the motor tuning screens and adjust acceleration and velocity for each motor. The up and down arrow keys should jog the current motor while in the tuning screen.

[CNC Lurker]

Originally Posted by Justin Cavender 1/2 10 screws with a gecko g540 drive

Is that single start, 5-start or what? That will make a difference.

Mine is a 1/2-10 5-start so these are my settings:

Steps per = 4000
Velocity = 220
Acceleration = 60

After you make those changes, you may have to close Mach and re-start it for the changes to take effect.

[Justin Cavender]

yes they are 5 start screws

[ger21]

Then make that 4000 steps/unit

[CarveOne]

Originally Posted by Justin Cavender where do i input this I think that is what is input on th emotor config but over the 36 inches f travel its the dro says it is something like 800 inches

800 inches sounds like Mach3 is in metric mode (the default for new installs I think) and you are entering inch mode numbers. 36 inches is 914.4 mm. Check that in the Configuration menu. CarveOne