Re: Digest Number 320
Posted by
Ray Henry
on 2000-01-21 05:31:35 UTC
Charles
One small problem with microstepping is that stepper accuracy is not a
simple division of the whole step distance by the number of microsteps. A
while back I listed an article in Test and Measurement World that described
this pretty well.
<http://www.tmworld.com/articles/11_1999_stepper.htm>
I checked the url and it's still there.
Ray
One small problem with microstepping is that stepper accuracy is not a
simple division of the whole step distance by the number of microsteps. A
while back I listed an article in Test and Measurement World that described
this pretty well.
<http://www.tmworld.com/articles/11_1999_stepper.htm>
I checked the url and it's still there.
Ray
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:34:08 -0500stepper driven machines
> From: Charles Hopkins <chopkins@...>
>Subject: RE: Steppers
>
>
>Jon wrote
>
>The only possible consideration is that you might want
>finer resolution than the steppers are set up to provide. A lot of the
>have resolution of .001" / step.
>
>This is exactly what I have.
>Can I use a micro stepping driver and get this to a .000125" resolution?
>
>Charles Hopkins