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23 Aug 2015 22:37 #61687 by Chris401
I am an old user rebuilding a shop made gantry router with new gecko 203V drivers. Running through a simple BO board.
Pretty simple
200 step/rev motors
1:1 ratio to drive screw
10 rev/inch screw. ( yes a know it is a lot of resolution for a wood machine but that will be the next step )
set microstep to 1
When I run the test everything is nice and smooth but it is moving exactly 1/10 the commanded distance and at about 1/6.6 the rate, very repeatable.
I get a feeling I am tripping over something simple but Darned if I can see it. Running a fresh basic 2.6 download of LinuxCNC and
used the 203V settings build into stepper config wizard. Don't know if I am missing something on the config or the use of the 203Vs.
Any ideas?

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24 Aug 2015 00:25 #61704 by cncbasher
i believe geko's run by default at 10 microsteps
not that i use them

change microstep from 1 to 10 should fix it

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24 Aug 2015 02:14 #61713 by BigJohnT
The Gecko 203v (great drive) is fixed at 10 microsteps.

JT

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24 Aug 2015 03:30 #61718 by Chris401
Thanks folks. Went to 10 ms and it works fine. Limited by step rate now so time to play with some different ratio pulleys.

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24 Aug 2015 05:57 #61726 by BigJohnT
Pair the 203v's with a Mesa 5i25 7i76 combo and you won't have step rate issues.

JT

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24 Aug 2015 08:32 #61729 by Chris401
Thanks Big John. I will file that away though. More $ than my wife would tolerate right now :) . I will be instructing a class just after the first of the year and may be able to do it on that check. I'd already made a set of XL pulleys to try and I do that first.

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