Apparent Step Errors

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07 Apr 2020 05:37 #163021 by jnwinkie
Hi All;

I am a newbie and have built my first CNC table for use with a plasma cutter.

The table is working and the plasma fires and cuts OK, I am using SheetCAM for the CAM software and FreeCAD for the drawings.

I am experiencing some issues and I hope the forum can give me some guidance on how I might fix the issues, in particular the inability to correctly render circles and measurements out on linear direction. I tested using stepconf and the initial tests seemed fine.(Please see attached image)

I believe I am experiencing step issues, but have checked the mechanical side and there are no loose components, so am wondering if it may be due to the micro stepping, have I misconfigured something?

I am running LinuxCNC 2.7.0 and have included the .HAL and .INI files

The table consists of timing belts (15mm wide 5M pitch) and 20 tooth 5M synchronous timing pulleys.

Motors:
2 NEMA23 3A 312 oz/in for the X and Y Axis
1 NEMA23 2.8A 175 oz/in for the Z

For the electronics I am using
A Savebase BoB LPT1
3 DM542 Microstep drivers set for 2.84A and a micro-step of 800 Pulse/Rev
36V Power Supply
5V Power supply for the BoB

Please let me know if I need to provide any more information.
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions or guidance.
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07 Apr 2020 07:04 - 07 Apr 2020 10:56 #163026 by thefabricator03
You need to calibrate the motors,
Commanded distance/Actual Distance * current steps per unit (inch or mm) = new steps per unit.

So 50/52 * current steps per unit = new steps per unit.
Last edit: 07 Apr 2020 10:56 by thefabricator03.
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07 Apr 2020 12:13 #163046 by tommylight
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Are the belts directly driven by motors, or is there reduction ?
Direct drive will not work properly as you would have 100mm per revolution, and that is way to coarse for anything useful.
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07 Apr 2020 22:59 #163113 by jnwinkie
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Thanks Fabricator.
I will test this out today.
Cheers John

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07 Apr 2020 23:00 #163114 by jnwinkie
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Thank you Tommy;
I note you have a lot of experience in this space and I appreciate your feedback. Are there any links etc re design that I should read and evaluate?
Cheers John

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07 Apr 2020 23:02 #163115 by jnwinkie
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And sorry, yes it is a direct drive at this stage, based on the unit we had at work using rack and pinion drives.
Cheers John.

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07 Apr 2020 23:10 #163119 by tommylight
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08 Apr 2020 00:31 #163136 by jnwinkie
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Thanks Fabricator, you were spot on for the solution to the linear error, changed in stepconf and it is spot on. The circle resolution still remains an issue.
Cheers John

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08 Apr 2020 02:26 - 08 Apr 2020 02:27 #163147 by thefabricator03
Can you post a picture of the circles? Are they not round? Or is the diameter incorrect.

If the latter, are you setting the correct kerf offset in SheetCAM?
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09 Apr 2020 00:47 #163259 by jnwinkie
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Hi; The circles are still out as per the original image posted. They seem to be two elipes rather than a smooth circle.
Thanks
John

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