Basic Parameters

This section introduces basic parameters of the machine tool under Basic Param category, including the following:

1.0.0 X-axis

Moving Distance Per Revolution of Motor

  • Moving diatance per revolution of motor on load axis.
  • Range: (0, 200]mm
  • Default value: 100

Pulse Equivalent

  • Displacement or angle caused by per pulse in X-axis.
  • Range: [1E-08, 1000]mm/p
  • Default value: 0.002

Axis Direction

  • Moving direction of X-axis.
  • If the moving direction of X-axis is opposite to the direction judged by Right Hand Rule when the machine tool is moved manually, modify the value of the this parameter.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: 1

PG Frequency Dividing Ratio of X

  • Ratio of sending pulse to feedback pulse in X-axis.
  • Positive value: positive direction of axis encoder
  • Negative value: negative direction of axis encoder
  • 0: not enable encoder feedback
  • Range: [-10000, 10000]
  • Default value: -1

Max. Speed

  • Maximum allowable speed of X-axis.
  • Range: (0, maximum speed supported by hardware]mm/min
  • Default value: 60000

Enable Soft Limit Protection

  • Used to prevent the machine tool from colliding with hard limit switch.
  • Yes: enable
  • No: not enable
  • Default value: Yes

Soft Limit Lower Limit

  • Lower limit of soft limit.
  • Range: [-999999, soft limit upper limit)mm
  • Default value: 0

Soft Limit Upper Limit

  • Upper limit of soft limit.
  • Range: (soft limit lower limit, 999999]mm
  • Default value: 1500

1.0.1 Y-axis

Enable Single Y Configuration

  • Whether to enable single Y configuration.
  • Yes: single Y configuration
  • No: double Y configuration
  • Default value: No

Moving Distance Per Revolution of Motor

  • Moving diatance per revolution of motor on load axis.
  • Range: (0, 200]mm
  • Default value: 100

Pulse Equivalent

  • Displacement or angle caused by per pulse in Y-axis.
  • Range: [1E-08, 1000]mm/p
  • Default value: 0.002

Axis Direction

  • Moving direction of Y-axis.
  • If the moving direction of Y-axis is opposite to the direction judged by Right Hand Rule when the machine tool is moved manually, modify the value of the this parameter.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: -1

PG Frequency Dividing Ratio of Y

  • Ratio of sending pulse to feedback pulse in Y-axis.
  • Positive value: positive direction of axis encoder
  • Negative value: negative direction of axis encoder
  • 0: not enable encoder feedback
  • Range: [-10000, 10000]
  • Default value: -1

Max. Speed

  • Maximum allowable speed of Y-axis.
  • Range: (0, maximum speed supported by hardware]mm/min
  • Default value: 60000

Enable Soft Limit Protection

  • Used to prevent the machine tool from colliding with hard limit switch.
  • Yes: enable
  • No: not enable
  • Default value: Yes

Enable Soft Limit Protection

  • Used to prevent the machine tool from colliding with hard limit switch.
  • Yes: enable
  • No: not enable
  • Default value: Yes

Soft Limit Lower Limit

  • Lower limit of soft limit.
  • Range: [-999999, soft limit upper limit)mm
  • Default value: 0

Soft Limit Upper Limit

  • Upper limit of soft limit.
  • Range: (soft limit lower limit, 999999]mm
  • Default value: 3000

1.0.2 Z-axis

Pulse Equivalent

  • Displacement or angle caused by per pulse in Z-axis.
  • Range: [1E-08, 1000]mm/p
  • Default value: 0.001

Axis Direction

  • Moving direction of Z-axis.
  • If the moving direction of Z-axis is opposite to the direction judged by Right Hand Rule when the machine tool is moved manually, modify the value of the this parameter.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: 1

PG Frequency Dividing Ratio of Z

  • Ratio of sending pulse to feedback pulse in Z-axis.
  • Positive value: positive direction of axis encoder
  • Negative value: negative direction of axis encoder
  • 0: not enable encoder feedback
  • Range: [-10000, 10000]
  • Default value: -1

Encoder Feedback Tolerance

  • Tolerance of encoder feedback position and current position.
  • Range: [0, 10000]mm
  • Default value: 0.001

Max. Speed

  • Maximum allowable speed of Z-axis.
  • Range: (0, maximum speed supported by hardware]mm/min
  • Default value: 36000

Enable Soft Limit Protection

  • Used to prevent the machine tool from colliding with hard limit switch.
  • Yes: enable
  • No: not enable
  • Default value: Yes

Soft Limit Lower Limit

  • Lower limit of soft limit.
  • Range: [-999999, soft limit upper limit)mm
  • Default value: -3000

Soft Limit Upper Limit

  • Upper limit of soft limit.
  • Range: (soft limit lower limit, 999999]mm
  • Default value: 0

1.0.3 W-axis

Pulse Equivalent

  • Displacement or angle caused by per pulse in W-axis.
  • Range: [1E-08, 1000]mm/p
  • Default value: 0.001

Axis Direction

  • Moving direction of W-axis.
  • If the moving direction of W-axis is opposite to the direction judged by Right Hand Rule when the machine tool is moved manually, modify the value of the this parameter.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: 1

Max. Speed

  • Maximum allowable speed of W-axis.
  • Range: (0, maximum speed supported by hardware]mm/min
  • Default value: 36000

Enable Soft Limit Protection

  • Used to prevent the machine tool from colliding with hard limit switch.
  • Yes: enable
  • No: not enable
  • Default value: Yes

Soft Limit Lower Limit

  • Lower limit of soft limit.
  • Range: [-999999, soft limit upper limit)mm
  • Default value: -3000

Soft Limit Upper Limit

  • Upper limit of soft limit.
  • Range: (soft limit lower limit, 999999]mm
  • Default value: 0

1.1.0 General Parameters

Force Homing before Machining

  • Whether returning to the machine origin is required before machining.
  • Used to retrieve machine coordinate system, so as to solve the problem that in case of e-stop or power faiure during machining, deviation occurs after the incremental machine tool is restarted.
  • Yes: force
  • No: not force
  • Default value: No

Limit Switch Used as Home Switch

  • Whether limit saitch can be used as home switch as well. That is, exclusive home switch can be absent, and limit switch signal serves as home switch signal in homing.
  • Yes: used
  • No: not used

Coarse Fine Positioning Minimum Distance

  • Minimum distance between coarse positioning and fine positioning signals.
  • Range: (0, 10]mm Default value: 2

1.1.1 Origin Setting (X)

X Direction in Coarse Positioning

  • Moving direction of X-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: -1

X Speed in Coarse Positioning

  • Feedrate of X-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 9000]mm/min
  • Default value: 6000

X Speed in Precision Positioning

  • Feedrate of X-axis in fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 6000]mm/min
  • Default value: 600

Back Distance of X

  • X-axis additional displacement after fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Positive value: X-axis moving direction in retract stage is opposed to that in coarse positioning stage.
  • Negative value: X-axis moving direction in retract stage is the same with that in coarse positioning stage.
  • Range: [-2000, 2000]mm
  • Default value: 2

1.1.2 Origin Setting (Y)

Y2-axis Homing Mode

  • Coarse positioning mode of Y2-axis returning to the machine origin.
  • 0: use Y1-axis machine origin
  • 1: use Y2-axis machine origin
  • Default value: 0

Y Direction in Coarse Positioning

  • Moving direction of Y-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: -1

Y Speed in Coarse Positioning

  • Feedrate of Y-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 9000]mm/min
  • Default value: 6000

Y Speed in Precision Positioning

  • Feedrate of Y-axis in fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 6000]mm/min
  • Default value: 600

Back Distance of Y

  • Y-axis additional displacement after fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Positive value: Y-axis moving direction in retract stage is opposed to that in coarse positioning stage.
  • Negative value: Y-axis moving direction in retract stage is the same with that in coarse positioning stage.
  • Range: [-100, 1000]mm
  • Default value: 2

1.1.3 Origin Setting (Z)

Z Direction in Coarse Positioning

  • Moving direction of Z-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: 1

Z Speed in Coarse Positioning

  • Feedrate of Z-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 9000]mm/min
  • Default value: 1800

Z Speed in Precision Positioning

  • Feedrate of Z-axis in fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 6000]mm/min
  • Default value: 60

Back Distance of Z

  • Z-axis additional displacement after fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Positive value: Z-axis moving direction in retract stage is opposed to that in coarse positioning stage.
  • Negative value: Z-axis moving direction in retract stage is the same with that in coarse positioning stage.
  • Range: [-100, 1000]mm
  • Default value: 2

1.1.4 Origin Setting (W)

W Direction in Coarse Positioning

  • Moving direction of W-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • 1: Positive
  • -1: Negative
  • Default value: -1

W Speed in Coarse Positioning

  • Feedrate of W-axis in coarse positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 9000]mm/min
  • Default value: 600

W Speed in Precision Positioning

  • Feedrate of W-axis in fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [0.06, 6000]mm/min
  • Default value: 60

Back Distance of W

  • W-axis adjusting displacement after fine positioning stage during returning to the machine origin.
  • Range: [-100, 1000]mm
  • Default value: 2

1.2 Error Compensation Setting

Lead Screw Compensation Mode

  • Mode used to compensate lead screw error.
  • 0: no compensation
  • 1: backlash compensation
  • 2: screw error compensation

Backlash X

  • Valid only when lead screw compensation mode is set as backlash compensation.
  • Range: [0, 0.1]mm
  • Default value: 0

Backlash Y

  • Valid only when lead screw compensation mode is set as backlash compensation.
  • Range: [0, 0.1]mm
  • Default value: 0

Backlash W

  • Valid only when lead screw compensation mode is set as backlash compensation.
  • Range: [0, 0.1]mm
  • Default value: 0

W-axis Lead Screw Compensation Mode

  • Mode used to compensate lead screw error.
  • 0: no compensation
  • 1: backlash compensation
  • 2: screw error compensation

Screw Error Compensation Positioning Speed

  • Positioning speed of laser interferometer in screw error compensation wizard.
  • Range: [0.06, maximum value in X-axis and Y-axis maximum speed values]mm/min
  • Default value: 1800

1.3 Double Y Error Setting

Y1Y2 Feedback Pulse Same Direction

  • Whether directions of feedback pulses in Y1-axis and Y2-axis are the same.
  • Yes: same direction
  • No: opposite direction
  • Default value: No

Double Y Tolerance

  • Range of double Y encoder origin error.
  • Range: [0, 10000]mm
  • Default value: 5

Enable Double Y Error Detect

  • Whether to enable double Y error detection.
  • Yes: enable
  • No: disable
  • Default value: Yes

Y1Y2 Static Tolerance

  • When Y1-axis and Y2-axis are steady, if the difference between the feedback value and output value is greater than the value, alarm will occur.
  • Range: (0,100)mm
  • Default value: 3

Y1Y2 Dynamic Tolerance

  • When Y1-axis and Y2-axis are moving, if the difference between the feedback value and output value is greater than the value, alarm will occur.
  • Range: [10, 1000]ms
  • Default value: 3

Double Y Error Detect Cycle

  • Cycle for detecting double Y error.
  • If the value is too large, alarm will not occur in time and the machine tool will be damaged.
  • Range: [10, 1000]ms
  • Default value: 100