Axis Configuration Customization?

Is it possible/easy to make a custom axis configuration? On the first setup page it gives three options for "Axis configuration:" of XYZ, XYZA, and XZ (lathe). For my machine I need/would very much like a combo of XYAB, or XZAC. No spindle is necessary for my purpose. I think without this custom setup I cannot address my pins properly.

Hi

Stepconf produces basic configs, after that it is down to hand editing.
It cannot be expected to cater for every combination.

What do you want your XYAB config to be? Are A and B rotary axes or are they linear ones shadowing X and Y? Or something else?

A starting point is to generate a XYZA config, assigning the pins you want to use with A and B to Z and A respectively

Then you just need to change a couple of parameters and it will be a XYAB config.

If you create the config, specify exactly what you are doing and attach the config folder generated in a zip, I am sure we can help you on your way

regards

Ok, I thought so. When you say: "Then you just need to change a couple of parameters and it will be a XYAB config.", where and how do I make these changes? is it under linuxcnc program or in the setup config wizard? I will try to get the basic config file uploaded today. Thanks

Here is my config folder. I am building a 4 axis winding machine. X and Y are the linear. A is angular about X and B is angular about Y. X and A are brushed DC servo motors with gecko drivers. Y and B are stepper motors with some generic stepper drivers. I made some changes to the ini file that I thought were obvious, but it only resulted in errors. I appreciate the help.

can you be specific with the errors your getting ?

Your zip just seems to contain a symlink to the config folder on your system, instead of the actual folder

Sorry about that. Here is the folder and corresponding error message

The forum is apparently not allowing me to attach files those files...