Parallel limit switch connection problem

Looking at your picture, I'd suggest your machine is currently in a position that represents X & Y at the maximum positive extents of their travel.

It represents the minimum positive extents. On my first picture, the machine is at 0:0:0 (it's the bottom left corner, like a simple Cartesian system)
I'll try to play around with those variables and see what I get. As soon as I test it I'll put the results here
Thanks for your help

No worries, you can just flip the directions around. the spindle on the "back" side of the gantry threw me off. But my machine is against a wall, making that configuration way too gymnastic for tool changes

Also, if you're going to use the limit switch as homing switch also, make sure you leave physical distance for overshoot during latching. Usually the trip plate will be oriented so that overshoot won't crush the switch - like the example in my pic. That's why no-touch sensors are preferred for homing, but it's possible to use microswitches if you use very slow latch velocities and the trip arm of the switch doesn't get bent in overshoot.

So to have one pin for all limits - you need to connect that pin (in HAL) to all the limits: positive and negative.
usually the switches are wired in series with power normally running through them - so that a broken switch or wire triggers a limit.

Are you using a master version of linuxcnc? in that case the axis limits and the joint limits both must be set properly in the INI file.

I might add the stepconf can make a variety of different limit/home switch configurations - you could build a sample and look at the code.

Chris M

cmorley wrote:

So to have one pin for all limits - you need to connect that pin (in HAL) to all the limits: positive and negative.
usually the switches are wired in series with power normally running through them - so that a broken switch or wire triggers a limit.

Are you using a master version of linuxcnc? in that case the axis limits and the joint limits both must be set properly in the INI file.

I might add the stepconf can make a variety of different limit/home switch configurations - you could build a sample and look at the code.

Chris M

Look at my first post, please. I connected all of them to all limits. The problem is that they cannot be overridden when the 0 position is reached

Are you using a master version of linuxcnc?

Most probably. But I'm not sure. It was about a year ago when I downloaded and installed it

Please read what i wrote; It was your first post i was looking at.

net XYZ-max-lim parport.0.pin-12-in-not => axis.0.pos-lim-sw-in axis.1.pos-lim-sw-in axis.2.pos-lim-sw-in

those are not the only limit switches - there are negative switches too.

You also have the z axis negative switch and home switch connected to another parport pin, based on your HAL file pic.

You are using linuxcnc 2.7.0 based from the pics.

Chris M

cmorley wrote:

Please read what i wrote; It was your first post i was looking at.

net XYZ-max-lim parport.0.pin-12-in-not => axis.0.pos-lim-sw-in axis.1.pos-lim-sw-in axis.2.pos-lim-sw-in

those are not the only limit switches - there are negative switches too.

You also have the z axis negative switch and home switch connected to another parport pin, based on your HAL file pic.

You are using linuxcnc 2.7.0 based from the pics.

Chris M

Sorry, I must have misunderstood you
This settings were the ones I found on the web here wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Homing_And_Limit_Switch
I'd appreciate if you could tell me what exactly I should do with my config to make it work properly

My guess is you might have a combination of axis going in wrong direction and misconfigured limits in the HAL file.
But try this:

Now you said you wired all the limit switches together yet your HAL file says you are using two parallel port pins.
For now I'm gonna assume that all the limits switches are through one parallel port pin

remove the two lines of HAL code that set limits.
add these instead:
Then carefully test and let us know what happenned.

Chris M

Hi Chris!
I've just tested your config, and it worked just as I wanted. Now I can override limits in both directions. Thanks a lot!

You're welcome... glad you got it working the way you want.

Chris M