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CNC StepperCalc

This document provides information for calculating stepper motor parameters for linear and rotary applications. For linear applications, inputs include steps per revolution of the stepper motor, microstepping level, gear and leadscrew reductions. For rotary applications, additional inputs include gear and rotational reductions of the rotary table. The document then shows examples of calculations to determine pulses per second, rpm and distance or angular resolution given various motion parameters.

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CNC StepperCalc

This document provides information for calculating stepper motor parameters for linear and rotary applications. For linear applications, inputs include steps per revolution of the stepper motor, microstepping level, gear and leadscrew reductions. For rotary applications, additional inputs include gear and rotational reductions of the rotary table. The document then shows examples of calculations to determine pulses per second, rpm and distance or angular resolution given various motion parameters.

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STEPPER CALCULATOR

Linear ~ X, Y, Z
Inch Metric
Required inputs Required inputs
Stepper Motor Deg/step - 1.8 Stepper Motor Deg/step -
Steps/rev - 200 Steps/rev -
Micro Stepping Pulse/step - 10 Micro Stepping Pulse/step -
Pulse/rev - 2000 Pulse/rev -
Gear Reduction Stepper teeth - 0 Gear Reduction Stepper teeth -
(Enter zeros for Lead screw teeth - 0 (Enter zeros for Lead screw teeth -
direct drive) Multiplier - 1 direct drive) Multiplier -
Leadscrew Threads/in - 10 Leadscrew Pitch (mm) -
Thread starts - 2 Thread starts -
Lead (in/rev) - 0.2 Lead (mm/rev) -
Result *Steps per inch - 10000 Result *Steps per mm -
Resolution (in/step) - 0.0001 Resolution (mm/step) -

Input: Result: Input: Result:


Feed - In/min 100 pulse/sec = 16666.67 Feed - mm/min 2500 pulse/sec =
in/sec = 1.67 mm/sec =
stepper rpm = 500 stepper rpm =
Stepper RPM 400 in/min = 80 Stepper RPM 500 mm/min =
in/sec = 1.33 mm/sec =
pulse/sec = 13333.33 pulse/sec =
Pulse/sec 2666.66 stepper rpm = 80 Pulse/sec 13333 stepper rpm =
in/min = 16 mm/min =
in/sec = 0.27 mm/sec =
Distance vs. 1000 steps = 0.1 inches Distance vs. 3200 steps = 10 mm
Steps 0.001 in = 10 steps Steps 1 mm = 320 steps

1. *This Steps per (unit) value is to be entered into Mach3's "Config / Motor Tuning / Steps per" input box for the correspo
2. Shaded cells are inputs; results are calculated.
LCULATOR
Rotary ~ A, B, C
c Degrees
nputs Required inputs
1.8 Stepper Motor Deg/step - 1.8
200 Steps/rev - 200
8 Micro Stepping Pulse/step - 10
1600 Pulse/rev - 2000
0 Rotary Table Gear reduction - 72
0 Deg/rev - 5
1 Result *Steps per deg - 400
5 Resolution (deg/step) - 0.0025
1
5
320
0.003125

Result: Input: Result:


13333.33 Feed - deg/min 1600 pulse/sec = 10666.67
41.67 deg/sec = 26.67
500 stepper rpm = 320
2500 Stepper RPM 320 deg/min = 1600
41.67 deg/sec = 26.67
13333.33 pulse/sec = 10666.67
500 Pulse/sec 10667 stepper rpm = 320
2500 deg/min = 1600
41.67 deg/sec = 26.67
ps = 10 mm Degrees vs. 12000 steps = 30 deg
= 320 steps Steps 30 degrees = 12000 steps

" input box for the corresponding axis.


AFL Rev 12-3-10

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