How many inches per second is Indexer LPT capable of?
Indexer LPT operates in units of steps for distance, steps per second for velocity, and steps per second squared for acceleration. The actual velocity of a linear transport mechanism depends on the coupling ratio between the motor shaft and stage. For lead screw driven devices, the step rate AND the number of steps per revolution the motor-translator accepts AND the pitch of the lead screw together determine the linear velocity of the stage. Setup menus in G Code Controller and HPGL Controller are designed to accept your machine design criteria (such as “number of steps that correspond to an inch, centimeter, arc-degree etc.), and thus provide a means for you to manipulate your machine in units of motion that are most relevant to the application: such as inches for distance, inches per minute for velocity, and inches per minute per second for acceleration.
