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						26 Oct 2017 23:57				#100869
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				I am setting up my EMCO F1 with KL-5056 drivers, a C10 BoB, and 425 oz in motors. I am currently having an issue with the machine where the machine's actual movement will be roughly half of the movement LinuxCNC thinks it went. This problem exists on all three axes. I have checked the microstepping switches on the drivers and they are all set to 0. Could this be an issue with the step time/direction settings? I attempted to contact Automation Technologies for updated information but their response boiled down to "Use Mach3".
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						27 Oct 2017 03:18				#100871
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				Drive micro stepping should be set to 2
The KL-5056 cannot do full steps ( driver microstepping of 1 )
but you have told stepconf that it does
					The KL-5056 cannot do full steps ( driver microstepping of 1 )
but you have told stepconf that it does
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						27 Oct 2017 03:42				#100872
		by Todd Zuercher
	
	
		
			
	
	
			 		
													
	
				Replied by Todd Zuercher on topic Machine movement is half of control movement			
			
				I'm not so sure those drives can be set to full step.  The manual says that there are 15 resolution settings and Dip switch chart shows 15  microstep options 2-125 (1x is not shown as a valid option).  So you probably have to set the microstepping to 2, and would explain why you are only getting half the movement you think you should (since the drives are half stepping.)			
					
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						28 Oct 2017 03:14				#100908
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				Replied by footpetaljones on topic Machine movement is half of control movement			
			
				You were both correct, setting the drives to half steps solved the issue. I had been looking at the driver manual and assuming that full steps were the default.
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