MechMate Gear, Resolution, Speed & Mach Frequency Calculator

for rack & pinion drive

INPUT

Inches
millimeter

Rack & Pinion in

Rack & Pinion in

Change values in green area to suit your application

Pinion Gear
Move Spd
Driver
Motor
Gear/Belt
Diametral Number of inch per
Microsteps Steps/rev
Ratio
minute
Pitch
teeth
10
200
1
20
20
200
10
200
3.6
20
20
300
10
200
7
20
30
500
10
200
7.2
20
30
720

Driver
Motor
Gear/Belt
Microsteps Steps/rev
Ratio
10
10
10
10

200
200
200
200

1
3.6
7
7.2

Pinion Gear
Move Spd
Module Number of mm per
minute
number
teeth
1
24
2000
1
24
5000
1
35
10000
1
36
20000

Setting for Mach

Steps per Steps per

millimeter
(inch)
25.064
90.230
116.964
120.306

636.620
2291.831
2970.892
3055.775

Steps per Steps per

(millimeter)
inch
26.526
95.493
127.324
127.324

673.756
2425.521
3234.028
3234.028

& Mach Frequency Calculator

drive

Setting for Mach

Micro-step resolution

Motor
Speed

Min. Freq.
kHz

mm

[inch]

rpm

2.1
11.5
24.8
36.7

0.040
0.011
0.009
0.008

0.0016
0.0004
0.0003
0.0003

63.7
343.8
742.7
1100.1

Min. Freq.
kHz

mm

[inch]

rpm

0.9
8.0
21.2
42.4

0.038
0.010
0.008
0.008

0.0015
0.0004
0.0003
0.0003

26.5
238.7
636.6
1273.2
2-Apr-08