Newbie- EMC2 A Axis Control

[rocketritch]

Is there a way to configure EMC to manually move the A axis either by steps or degree incrementally. The only option Emc currently allows me is continuous.

thanks

[stustev]

What interface are you using? Probably AXIS but I need to know.

[rocketritch]

Axis. I am also having trouble with the A in my programing. Should I be adding feed rate to the program or not. When ruining A manually it runs smooth however when I run the program it is choppy no matter what I set the fee rate at. I am running the A independent of any other axis in the program.

[stustev]

you need a feed rate in the program
would you post a sample of your program?

[rocketritch]

N1 G20 G54
N2 G4 P1
N3 M3 G4 P1
N4 M5 G4 P1
N5 G1 A10 F300
N6 G4 P1
N7 M3 G4 P1
N8 M5 G4 P1
N9 G1 A20 F300
N10 G4 P1
N11 M3 G4 P1
N12 M5 G4 P1
N13 G1 A30 F300
N14 G4 P1
N15 M3 G4 P1
N16 M5 G4 P1
N17 G1 A40 F300
N18 G4 P1
N19 M3 G4 P1
N20 M5 G4 P1
N21 G1 A50 F300
N22 G4 P1
N23 M3 G4 P1
N24 M5 G4 P1
N25 G1 A60 F300
N26 G4 P1
N27 M3 G4 P1
N28 M5 G4 P1
N29 G1 A70 F300
N30 G4 P1
N31 M3 G4 P1
N32 M5 G4 P1
N33 G1 A80 F300
N34 G4 P1
N35 M3 G4 P1
N36 M5 G4 P1
N37 G1 A90 F300
N38 G4 P1
N39 M3 G4 P1
N40 M5 G4 P1
N41 G1 A100 F300
N42 G4 P1
N43 M3 G4 P1
N44 M5 G4 P1
N45 G1 A110 F300
N46 G4 P1
N47 M3 G4 P1
N48 M5 G4 P1
N49 M2
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[stustev]

Please describe exactly what the machine does for each of the first 5 lines in the example you posted.

[rocketritch]

Laser welding. turning the A then firing the laser. There will also be X & Y Linear movements as well but after the weld sequence. We will be turning the part 360 deg but this is how far I got when I noticed the problem. This is a new setup bu did not figure to have an issue like this. We run Emc on our mill but have but only XYZ.

[stustev]

The purpose of the program is not important. The exact machine response is. Pictures would be sweet. Video even better

[rocketritch]

N1 G20 G54
N2 G4 P1 Everything in dwell
N3 M3 G4 P1 Spindle on (Toggle Fire laser) This works
N4 M5 G4 P1 Spindle off (Toggle Laser off) This works
N5 G1 A10 F300 Step motor rotates 10 deg but is jittery for lack of better explanation
N6 G4 P1 Dwell

I added N6 as the machine started to fire before the move was completed.

[rocketritch]

As a side note, if I turn the A stepper hooked up to the Z axis everything works as it should. And I would have it this way except I would need need to change the stepconf every time the diameter of a piece would change.

[stustev]

Do you have a way to post a link to your configuration files?

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Pasting the files in this forum would be a lllloooonnnngggg post.

This is a tuning issue. The first thing I would look at is the max velocity of the A axis as set in the ini file.

[rocketritch]

Sorry it has taken so long to get back . Her is a link to the ini file.
ini file - Pastebin.com
thanks