If you're using the wizard then you need to read the docs for it. The 1.3.9.3 docs are for manually setting up EMC.
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Getting_Started.pdf Start in the Stepper Quickstart section then read the Stepconf Wizard section. In a nutshell you need to know how many steps it takes to move each axis one unit (inch or mm). Simple math tells me you need about 416 steps for one inch on this axis... There is nothing wrong with tell it to move 1 inch then measure the amount it moved and do a little math to figure out how many steps it takes to move 1 inch. John On 16 Oct 2008 at 17:17, John Domville wrote: > I have read and printed the 1.3.9.3 notes, don't really understand > them. All I know is that The default steps set up in the config wizard > are all 200. (For every AXIS) When I tell one of axis to move 1 inch > (1.000) the actual tool movement is less than half. (around .480) > That's why I arbitrarily Plugged in twice the value to see what > happened, (400) and when I cut 1 inch again it came out around(.960) > But I am told that is not the way to do it. I need to find someone > with the same 5000 series mill running the same Sherline controller > and see what his settings are. The motors I have are 1/8 degree. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Joni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:20 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Calibration of Sherline Mill under CNC > > OUTPUT_SCALE is only used on servo systems, and even there it's not > mandatory. INPUT_SCALE will be dropped in favour of SCALE on stepper > systems, stepconf already only puts SCALE in a generated ini file. > More details here: > http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/2.2/html//config_ini_config.html > > Especially 1.3.9.3 Stepper-related items > > Regards, > Alex > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kirk Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 > 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Calibration of Sherline Mill under > CNC > > > > On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 13:27 -0400, John Domville wrote: > >> Thanks for the information. Where do I check the output scale? > >> Somewhere in the config file? > >> > >> John > > > > Yes, in the config_name.ini file in > > the /home/user_name/emc2/configs/config_name/ directory. > > Each AXIS section in the file will have a OUTPUT_SCALE. Usually it > > is used to change the direction the axis moves (or rather, joint) by > > making it +1 or -1. Stepconf most likely set it for you, but it > > wouldn't hurt to go through the .ini file to get an idea of how it > > works. > > > > Kirk > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
