Smooth Stepper Motor Tuning

Hello guys i want to ask how to make arduino can make high speed but smooth acceleration and deceleration using stepper motor.

Smooth stepper motor tuning.

Counts per unit this was steps per unit in mach3. Learn how to overcome the pitfalls of current regulation when tuning your stepper motor using ti s new adaptive decay technology. Microstepping is driving the stepper motor such that each pulse does not complete a full step. Rather a partial step occurs.

Now that we have done the axis mapping and homing tabs first we will now cover the motors tab. Tuning a stepper motor for a plasma table may seem like a complicated process but it really is pretty simple and is done in just a few minutes. Smooth operation at low speeds with consistent torque is possible using stepper motors and drives. It is accomplished by ensuring the drive and motor work together and often by using microstepping.

Mach4 step 4 motors tab. The starting point will be after the motors are installed on the table and running on the correct axis. To ensure quiet and smooth operation an ideal decay mode will be an adaptive decay mode that can change the percentage of fast decay as supply voltage motor inductance and resistance load current motor speed and many other parameters vary during operation. Recently an engineer discovered that the electrical signals sent by the stepper motor controllers on the printer motherboard to the stepper motors contained bumps which cause the motors to produce tiny motion errors with the printhead.

High speed but smooth stepper motor movement read 4319 times previous topic next topic. Sep 29 2015 07 56 am. No tuning will be required in such an adaptive decay scheme. High speed but smooth stepper motor movement.

For each motor on your system enter the following you will know this already or your parts providers can supply you with this information.