On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 16:59 +0200, Slavko Kocjancic wrote: > Hello... > > I just wonder how to measure if stepper lost steps and come to idea to use > home switch. > But I have no idea how to implement this. The idea is simple: > 1'st home the machine > 2'nd make test moves > 3'rd rehome machine > > In rehoming the EMC just need to read position before setting new home > position as is dictated in ini file. and the difference is measure of lost > steps... or accuracy problems.
The accuracy of that system depends on how good your home switch is. I've always used a dial indicator against the spindle for that type of measurement. Same concept but easier since you don't have to home. Dave > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
