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DDCS V3.1 pulses to mm HELP!
Trying to setup the correct movements in the DDCS V3.1 Offline controller and I've gotten myself so lost and confused at this point and I could really use some help!
All 3 drivers are set to 4000 pulses
My X axis is a rack and pinion setup that's got a reduction of 3.2:1
My Y and Z axis are both on 1610 Ballscrews.
I tried searching for a calculator online of some sort to try and figure all of this out but haven't found anything that makes sense.
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Re: DDCS V3.1 pulses to mm HELP!
What is the diameter of your pinion?
The following is from AvidCNC, and is based on their 1" (2.54 cm) pinion:
"MACH Settings for R&P:
The R&P system is based on a pinion with a 1" pitch circle. The total linear distance traveled per revolution of the pinion is thus 3.14159". With the 3.2:1 reduction, this means that the distance traveled per motor revolution is 3.14159 / 3.2, or 0.9817". If you have a stepper with 200 steps per revolution, this means you have 200 / 0.9817" = 203.718 steps per inch, or 0.004908" per step. With 10x micro-stepping , you would have 2037.18 steps per inch, or 0.0004908" per step."
You would just need to convert inch to mm.
For the Y and Z, I believe it is 4000 pulses/steps per revolution, with the ball screw pitch of 10 mm, that would be 4000/10 = 400 pulses per mm. This would give a theoretical resolution of 0.0025mm per pulse/step, which from what I understand matches the limits of the typical stepper motor (+/- 0.0025mm/step).
