Need Help!- EMC Backlash compensation

[SpeedsCustom]

I own a Taig Mill, I would like too know where I can plug the backlash into EMC for compensation?


Anyone?


-Jason

[cyclestart]

The backlash settings are found in the ini file under each individual axis, AXIS_0, AXIS_1, etc.

The backlash lines may not appear in a stepconf generated ini file. Should be okay to edit them in afaik. Look at the generic stepper_inch.ini file for an example of where to add these lines.

[SpeedsCustom]

Ok, thanks cycle. If I have any problems, I will be sure too ask


-Jason

[Big John T]

Here is a link to the manual page

http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html...XIS%5D-Section

John

[SpeedsCustom]

Originally Posted by cyclestart The backlash settings are found in the ini file under each individual axis, AXIS_0, AXIS_1, etc. The backlash lines may not appear in a stepconf generated ini file. Should be okay to edit them in afaik. Look at the generic stepper_inch.ini file for an example of where to add these lines.

This is way overdue but, if the Backlash does not appear in the ini file. Can I simply put it in manually?

Ex:

MAX_VELOCITY = 1.2
=
MAX_ACCELERATION
=
BACKLASH
= 0.003


Should I then be ok?


-Jason

[vlmarshall]

Yes, that's exactly how to do it. I had to add my own backlash settings a few weeks ago when I switched to EMC.

[SpeedsCustom]

How is working out for you?

-Jason

[vlmarshall]

The backlash settings, or EMC in general? The backlash is fine, EMC's compensation works well. I had an early problem with it, but I'd caused it myself by messing with the setup and setting the axis' acceleration slower than allowed.
EMC2 works fine as well, I'm a lot happier with it than I was with the windows-based program I was using previously. It's been well worth the format and installation of Linux, in my opinion.

[Big John T]

Just a bit of info on using Backlash here

http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/h...nfig.html#sub:[AXIS]-section

If you get following errors read the backlash section of the above link for the 2.3 docs

John

[SpeedsCustom]

Wow the backlash compensation worked so easily and nicely! Very impressed and very happy that I have finally input the code into the file. Very happy.


-Jason