Coming Soon PICStep Firmware V1.01

I'm working with Henrik (mk2lehe @ http://www.cnczone.com/) in upgrading the PICStep firmware to utilize a "High Torque" stepping wave instead of the Sin/Cos wave I'm currently using.

This update should increase the torque of the steppers (I don't know yet how much, but it sounds like a worth while amount) and help reduce the resonance in motors even further.

I'm also toying with the idea of replacing the way the modes are selected and instead of switching to the different wave patterns for Full, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 I'll use burst pulses of the 1/8 pattern to make the Full, 1/2 and 1/4 modes work. This will make these modes silky smooth like the 1/8 mode, but offer the increased mechanical step size and potentially a lower drive pulse width.

Also I'll endeavor to fix the "switching modes while the drivers are running" bug too (not that anyone else has noticed it other than Henrik 8) ).

Stay tuned!