Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Lost Steps (Me again)

Tim Goldstein wrote:

> > Were you using steppermod or freqmod?
> >
> > Matt
>
> The system he is using was set up with freqmod. It is a Pentium
> classic 200.
> The period had to be set pretty high to get any reasonable
> responsiveness
> from the GUI. Following is the .ini file Jerry started with. Not sure
> of any
> changes he made.
>
>
> ; EMC controller parameters for generic controller. Make these what
> you need
> ; for your system.
> AXES = 3
> ; COORDINATES = X Y Z R P W
> COORDINATES = X Y Z
> HOME = 0 0 0
> LINEAR_UNITS = 0.03937007874016
> ANGULAR_UNITS = 1.0
> CYCLE_TIME = 0.010
> DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 0.1
> MAX_VELOCITY = 0.6
> DEFAULT_ACCELERATION = 6.0
> MAX_ACCELERATION = 6.0
>

Well, right here I see trouble. A servo system with 6 IPS^2 might be
ok, with enough power (not mine), but this is almost certainly too
much for a stepper on a Bridgeport size machine. maybe even
too much for a mini machine. Try about 1 or 2 for the acceleration
paramemters.

Jon