Originally Posted by
HimyKabibble
"Im guessing the higher the microstep count, the higher the resolution/ accuracy?" - No, that is not correct. Microstepping beyond 10X is of virtually no value. First, no benchtop machine is going to benefit from more than 10X micro-stepping, because it's already far beyond the mechanical resolution of the machine itself. If you're running direct drive steppers with 5-pitch screws, 10X microstepping gives a nominal (NOT actual) step size of 0.0001". Flex and vibration in the machine will FAR exceed that. Second, micro-stepping does not produce equal-sized steps, and the higher the ratio, the greater the % error will be, so microstepping beyond a relatively low ratio does absolutely nothing to increase resolution or accuracy.
Regards,
Ray L.