Setup grbl for your NCPRO machine

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Use the table below for your initial grbl setup of your 3018NC-PRO Desktop CNC Router. You may fine tune these variables as your application dictates. Note: Settings are given below for 8x micro stepping – if your controller uses another micro stepping value, you’ll need to adjust your steps/mm accordingly.

Key

Parameter

Value

w/Homing

$0

Step pulse time, micoseconds

10

$1

Step idle delay, milliseconds

25



$2

Step pulse invert

0

$3

Step direction invert

2

$4

Invert step enable pin

0 (disable)

$5

Invert limit pins

0 (disable)

1 (enable)

$6

Invert probe pin

0 (disable)

$10

Status report options

1

$11

Junction deviation, millimeters

0.010

$12

Arc tolerance, millimeters

0.002

$13

Report in inches

0 (disable)

$20

Soft limits enable

0 (disable)

1 (enable)

$21

Hard limits enable

0 (disable)

1 (enable)

$22

Homing cycle enable

0 (disable)

1 (enable)

$23

Homing direction invert

0

3

$24

Homing locate feed rate, mm/min

0.000

25.000

$25

Homing search seek rate, mm/min

0.000

1000.000

$26

Homing swtich debounce delay, milliseconds

0

250

$27

Homing switch pull-off distance, millimeters

0.000

1.000

$30

Maximum spindle speed, RPM

8000 (1000 w/ offline)

$31

Minimum spindle speed, RPM

0

$32

Laser-mode enable

0 (disable)

$100

X-axis steps per millimeter

400.000 (8x microstepping)

$101

Y-axis steps per millimeter

400.000 (8x microstepping)

$102

Z-axis steps per millimeter

400.000 (8x microstepping)

$110

X-axis maximum rate, mm/min

3500.000

$111

Y-axis maximum rate, mm/min

3500.000

$112

Z-axis maximum rate, mm/min

1500.000

$120

X-axis acceleration, mm/sec2

60.000

$121

Y-axis acceleration, mm/sec2

60.000

$122

Z-axis acceleration, mm/sec2

60.000

$130

X-axis maximum travel, millimeters

0.000

300.000

$131

Y-axis maximum travel, millimeters

0.000

180.00

$132

Z-axis maximum travel, millimeters

0.000

40.50

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