Resolution Setup info:
Press the enter key on Resolution.
High light line 1 Type. To make a change you press the axis key. For example press the X key and a menu will appear.
You pick from 1 of the 3 choice on the new menu based on what you have for tracking the position of the machine.
The CNC receives feedback from a linear encoder, rotary encoder, or an **EverTrackTM encoder and provides closed-loop positioning for the system.
Each axis must be set for the type of feedback device used, either a linear encoder or a rotary encoder.
[Default: Rotary Encoder]
Arrow down to Display resolution and press the axis key to change the Display resolution a menu of resolutions will appear.
NOTE: You can set the display resolution for each axis. The display resolution should be equal to or coarser than the actual resolution of the installed encoder.
Changing the display resolution will not affect the accuracy of the machine.
You can display resolution in the Setup Utility in either MM Mode or Inch Mode. One micron equals 0.001mm.
[Default: Inch Mode]
Pick what resolution you want displayed when in CNC mode. You can choose from the actual resolution we are resolving to or less.
For example You might have a 1 micron scale but only want to show 2 microns resolution on the screen.
Arrow down to Linear encoder resolution. Press the axis key for the axis you want to change.
A menu will appear select the correct value based on the actual resolution of the axis.
Arrow down to Rotary encoder lines, if you have scales on the axis ignore this option. Press the axis key and enter in the actual amount that the Rotary encoder has for line count.
Arrow down to Ballscrew Pitch, if you have scales ignore this option.
Note: If the pitch of the ballscrew happens to be in MM, exit back to the first screen and change the choice Units In INCH change to MM.
Move back up to Builder setup and press the enter key. Press the enter key on General axis and press the enter key on Resolution.
Now that you are in MM mode you can enter in a metric value for the pitch of the metric ballscrew.
Below is an example of a MM setup screen with a 5 pitch ballscrew setting.
The next entry down is for the ballscrew pulley # of teeth compared to the motor pulleys # of teeth.
For example the ballscrew pulley could have 24 teeth and the motor pulley could have 12 teeth. This would be 2:1 ratio.
If you don’t know the ratio then count the number of teeth and enter it in this line.
The next entry down is for the motor pulley # of teeth compared to the ballscrew pulleys # of teeth.
For example the ballscrew pulley could have 24 teeth and the motor pulley could have 12 teeth. This would be 2:1 ratio.
If you don’t know the ratio then count the number of teeth and enter it in this line.
The Starting Mark is only used for the **EverTrackTM feature.
NOTE: The Starting Mark entry is the first mark from the right-most end of the encoder (as you look at the encoder). The entry is sign sensitive.
If the right-most mark is at the positive end of the axis, then the Starting Mark must be positive.
If the right-most mark is at the negative end of the axis, then the Starting Mark must be negative.
[Defaults: X, Y, Z, and U-axis 0]
