Hi Peter
Yes, the dro reads "0" but the travel was more than the requested 
amount. In one direction only.
The process is like this:
      - Home the x axis
      - G0 X6000
     - Measure the travel = 6000
     - G0 X0
     - measure the travel = -70

On 2013/05/04 06:55 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
> On Sat, 4 May 2013, Marius Liebenberg wrote:
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>> Date: Sat, 04 May 2013 09:08:40 +0200
>> From: Marius Liebenberg <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
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>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [Emc-users] Creep in X axis
>>
>> Hi All,
>> I have a problem on a machine that is confusing me (not to difficult to
>> do these days). It is a servo system using mesa 5i23 and 7i33 cards. I
>> have calibrated the x axis and during testing I find that the x axis
>> will go from the home position (using G0 x6000) to the correct distance.
>> Then when I say (G0 x0) it will go to x-70. It has a linear overshoot
>> across the range but just in one direction. Now from that same position
>> if I go (G0 x6000) it will travel exactly 6000mm. So it would seem that
>> the calibration figures are correct.
>> I did the PID tuning and it is pretty close to perfect. Any suggestions
>> where to look?
>
>
> Are you saying the physical position overshoots by ~1% (and the DRO 
> reads 0) when you do the G0 x0?
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