X,Y,Z, A & B axis

• This settings page is where you enter the properties of your motor and machine drive train.
• The A & B axis have additional settings.

Axis Resolution

• This is not a setting but a calculation based on the Distance per revolution and Pulses per revolution
• This is how far the axis will move with a single step and is the smallest incremental distance possible for the axis.

Distance per revolution

• How far your axis travels in one revolution of the motor.
• This takes into account the entire drive train including gear box ratios.

Pulses per revolution

• How many steps it will take for your motor to complete 1 revolution.
• This is based on your motor and driver settings.

Maximum feedrate

• Defines your axis rapid speed.
• Setting that value too high will cause you to loose steps. If the axis stalls while moving after acceleration is finished the value is too high.

Acceleration setting

• Determines how quickly your axis accelerates to your chosen feed rate.
• It also determines how quickly an axis will decelerate.
• Setting this value too high will cause you to loose steps. If the motor stalls while accelerating the value is too high.

Travel Minimum

• This value determines the extent of travel for the axis in the negative direction.
• This value must be a lower numeric value than the Travel Maximum
• Please be aware that on a Mill, Plasma, Waterjet and Oxy setup the Z axis value will be negative and is at the bottom of the Z axis.

Travel Maximum

• This value determines the extent of travel for the axis in the positive direction.
• This value must be a higher numeric value than the Travel Minimum
• Please be aware that on a Mill, Plasma, Waterjet and Oxy setup the Z axis value is normally 0 and is at the top of the Z axis.

Backlash

• Enter your axis backlash.
• This value cannot exceed 10mm or 0.3937”

Invert Direction

• If your axis travels in the wrong direction, put a check in this box to reverse it.

A & B axis

• The A & B axis have additional settings for Angular and slave settings.

Angular Axis

• The A & B axis can be set as for rotary axis
• Setting the axis to angular changes the moves to angular instead of linear.
• Movements are in degrees
• The Motor distance is automatically set to 360 degrees and cannot be changed.
• Calibration is done through calculation and not by using the wizard.
• For additional information on setting up a rotary axis please see; Rotary axis

Slave axis

• This setting is used for software slaving the the A axis to the X axis or the B axis to the Y
• Software slaving is used for axis auto squaring.
• For additional information on homing please see; Homing

Wizard

• This button is for axis calibration.
• For additional information on axis calibration please see; Axis Calibration Wizard