ELFOS
ELFOS
Enabled
Indicates that the selected stepper motor is enabled even when not in use. Touch this to change it to Disabled. The More screen can be used to set this to be continuously Disabled or Enabled. These buttons temporarily override that configuration setting.

Key Note:When using DM542T stepper motor drivers, this needs to be Enabled (especially for work using indexing), otherwise the position will be lost and the movement will not be predictable.


Disabled
Indicates that the selected stepper motor is only enabled when in use, and then disabled. Touch this to change it to Enabled.

Used to indicate the direction for the movement on the axis. Movement will continue for Distance set and then stop and wait for another move instruction, either repeating move or returning to origin.

Used to stop the motion of the stepper motor.

Used to return the spindle or the selected axis to the start point of the previous operation.

When using this function, Be sure to stop and retract the cutter from the cut first. The return path does not always follow the same path as the initial cut. (Backlash and other factors come into play here.)

The speed of the return action is set in the Preferences | Returns screen.


Used to indicate the direction for the movement on the axis. Movement will continue for Distance set and then stop and wait for another move instruction, either repeating move or returning to origin.
Move Screen

Purpose: This screen allows for movement along the a linear axis. The movement is for a specific distance and direction.

This movement could be used:

To cut a flute (or other element) for a specific length along Z Axis, or

To move a specific distance along the Z axis, facilitating ease in producing a rose engine basket weave (or other repeating design element) on the cylindrical surface of the workpiece
Z1 2

To cut on the end face of a cylinder (if set up to drive the X Axis), or

Plunge in and out of cylindrical surface to do index work (if set up for X Axis)
X1 2

Rotate a spherical slide (on the M3 axis, when it is set to Linear on the Preferences page).

Note: M3 is only shown if it is set to be a linear axis. If set to spherical, it does not show in the list of options.

M31 2

Rotate a spherical slide (on the M4 axis, when it is set to Linear on the Preferences page).

Note: M4 is only shown if it is set to be a linear axis. If set to spherical, it does not show in the list of options.

M41 2

Each of the axes can have 2 pre-defined values (aka, pre-sets), allowing the ornamental turner to easily repeat a prior setup.

Starting with version 3.0.8, there is a progress bar displayed just above the bottom row of buttons.


  Count   Tracks the number of moves.
 
  Distance   This sets amount of movement along Z or X Axis and is is dependent upon value entered in the Configuration Screen for Distance/360 for the axis you are using. If using the M3 or M4 axis with radial movement, the gear ratio sets this value.

Speed The controls on the right side of the screen are for controlling the respective stepper motor's speed and acceleration.

To change the Max Speed, touch the number, and you will be presented with the Number Pad Screen.

The slider is a red bar that can be moved up to increase the speed, or down to decrease it.

Want to understand this better? More details about the stepper motor speeds are on this page.

 
Acceleration The bottom number (5210) is the acceleration for the stepper motor.

To change this value, touch the number, and you will be presented with the Number Pad Screen.


Limit Switches

Limit switches can be used with this function. The pins used for this are configured on the Limit Switches Configuration Screen. (More information about the implementation of limit switches is on that page.)