wiring home switch and index to PP

mikeT wrote:

Hello Clive,

Thanks for taking an interest.

My ini and hal files are as delivered on the 2.7.0 distro.
I have made no changes and have not yet connected any limits and index switches. Not until I know what to do.

MikeT

I don't think there are any hal files on the distro.

They are generated in the config folder by using stepconf for the p/port or pnconfig for Mesa cards etc.

I have no doubt you are correct about the distro.
I have a basic 3 axis mill configured using stepconf, nothing fancy.
I have not yet connected any home or index switches. I'm just trying to find out from you guys how to do it.

Hello tommylight'

Thanks for getting back.It's an interesting little problem, yes?

I agree with all you say, that's about where I got to, just before I called you guys for some help and advice.

This is what I am thinking; I could use stepconfig to configure the 'home X' and 'home Y' inputs. it will do all that's necessary within the hal and ini to configure those two signals.

This is where I'm guessing. I then get stepconfig to connect the 'index X' and 'index Y' inputs to say 'digital 1' and 'digital 2'. Then with the help of you guys, do what's necessary to route (configure) the two index signals through the hal to the ini

The documentation already tells us the ini settings required to add index to the homing sequence. It's the hal stuff that's missing.

i'm not sure of the purpose of the 'digital 1.2.3.4' inputs. Are they effectivley spare, unallocated inputs, or do they have a specific purpose?

Over to you.

Thanks again

MikeT

Thank you all for looking in.
Unfortunately I didn't get very far. Stalled at the first question

MikeT

Thank you tommylight

That link is about fitting an encoder to a lathe spindle.
It is not relevant to configuring 'home' switches and 'home index' switches to a mill.

Mike T

That is true; but it brings us back to my first question, yet again

(Quote) "I have both home switches and index switches on the X and Y axes on my mill. How do I connect them to the parallel port. Can it be done through stepconfig?"

Thanks for your help and advice

MikeT

Stepconf does not know how to connect index inputs, you would need to do that by editing the hal file (and enabling homing to index in the ini file)

I'm not sure if this will even work without changes to the software stepgen component or hal logic to simulate encoder behaviour in the stepgen