Counts Per User Unit
Command
<axis> CPU <value>
Description
The Counts Per User Unit command allows motion to be described in convenient units of rotations, degrees, or millimeters instead of motor steps. An explanation of how to identify the proper value for Counts Per User Unit is described in the Introduction topic User Units. This command is used by the Setup Tab set the ratio to the desired value.
The command can be used with host directed motion to establish a desired counts per user unit regardless of how the controller was initialized.
Escapes
Set Counts Per User Unit does not produce any escapes.
Examples
Stepper motors have 51200 microsteps for a full rotation. This command list establishes a user unit of rotations and then commands Axis 1 to move by 3 turns:
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