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Motion System

Motion System Performance Comparison

Pulley Mech. Setup Controller theor. resolution [mm] max. speed of motor [mm/min] Tested acceleration in y-direction [mm/s²] Tested speed [mm/min] Evaluation
50 teeth GT2 dual shaft y axis GRBL 0,03125 (16x microstep) 70517 x/y-motor same 3500 (with 2 motors on y) 50.000 working Accuracy not sufficient. Jumping on fiducials, not dialing in
20 teeth GT2 GRBL 0,0125 (16x microstep) 28207 x-motor 40743 y-motor 2000 (with 1 dualshaft motor on y) 30.000 working slower, but very accurate
Marlin 1.0@Arduino Mega switched to marlin for soft endstops and to have 5 stepper driver on ramps avail
Marlin 2.0@Arduino Due (disabled the S-Curve-Acceleration feature due to lost steps) 2000 (with 1 dualshaft motor on y)
5000 on x is no problem
48.000 on y-axis
60.000 on x-axis is no problem
can't go for higher speed since acceleration is limited, since the stepper driver for y-axis is at its limit (a4988)
switched in 10-2018 to two separate stepper-motors on y axis and use the dual stepper feature in marlin to align y-axis by means of two endstops on y 28207 x/y-motor same 40743 y-motor 3.200 reliable on y-axis (2 motors) 48.000 reliable on y-axis (2 motors)

Motion Controller 2.0

Firmware: Marlin 2.x

For reference see the machine specific Marlin 2.0-bugfix settings here and look through the commits: https://github.com/mgrl/Marlin2OnRaddsForOpenPnP

Setup Marlin 2.0

Motion Controller 1.0

Firmware: Marlin 1.x