Stepper configuration

Axis can produce up to 75000 steps/s. The maximum motor speed depends on two numbers:

• Steps per Revolution: motor steps × driver microstepping (e.g. 200 steps × 8× microstep = 1600).
• Units per Revolution: linear travel per rev (screw pitch) or 360° for roraty.

How to pick values

1. Set your driver microstep switch, then compute Steps per Revolution.

2. Measure your screw pitch and set Units per Revolution (mm or inches). For rotary mode this value is always 360°.

3. Use Max Speed and Acceleration in Settings to stay within your system’ limits; if the motor stalls, lower them.

Typical metric setups (5 mm pitch screw)

Microstep	Steps/Rev	Steps/mm	Max mm/min @ 75 ksteps/s
1x	200	40	112,500
2x	400	80	56,250
4x	800	160	28,125
8x	1600	320	14,062
16x	3200	640	7,031

Imperial quick picks

• 0.200" pitch leadscrew @ 8x microstep
  • → Steps/Rev = 1600
  • → Units/Rev = 0.200 in
  • → 8,000 steps/in`

• 0.100" pitch leadscrew @ 4x microstep
  • → Steps/Rev = 800
  • → Units/Rev = 0.100 in
  • → 8,000 steps/in.

Rotary mode

Use degrees units Units/Rev is always 360°. Pick microstepping for the resolution you need; e.g. 1600 steps/rev yields 0.225°/step before interpolation.

Microstepping performance (theoretical)

Micro-stepping	1	2	4	8	16
steps/rev	200	400	800	1600	3200
revs/sec (max)	375	187.5	93.75	46.875	23.4375
revs/min (max)	22500	11250	5625	2812.5	1406.25
steps/mm (5 mm pitch)	40	80	160	320	640
mm/min (5 mm pitch)	112,500	56,250	28,125	14,062	7,031

Values above assume ideal conditions; your system parameters, driver, motor characteristics and supply voltage will set the real limit.