Auto tool length measurement problem since update

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30 Aug 2016 08:15 #79709 by spangledboy
I've been using Gmoccapy with auto tool length measurement successfully for over a year, but now when I start my code, it moves to the tool change position, I press ok to continue, it moves directly above the tool length sensor and then halts, giving the following message:

Probe is already tripped when starting G38.2 or G38.3 move.

I just updated to v2.7.6 and I did alter the tool change position, but as far as I am aware that's all that has changed since the last time I successfully ran some g code.

I have looked at the probe using Hal meter and it seems to be working correctly - only shows as tripped when I trip it.

I did a few searches and found some references to a possible bug in an earlier release, but I'm not sure if this is related.

As always, any help most appreciated!

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30 Aug 2016 10:42 #79714 by tommylight
Check to see if your probe input is inverted in hal.
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30 Aug 2016 17:48 #79732 by spangledboy
Thanks Tommy - that was exactly the problem - knowing that the message makes perfect sense!

Was there a recent change made in LinuxCNC regarding this? I'd forgotten that I had to negate the input from the sensor/probe to make them work.

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30 Aug 2016 17:59 #79733 by tommylight
That is also dependent on the input used, as 1 or 2 of the inputs are normally inverted.
This is if you are using the paraport, of course.

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30 Aug 2016 20:10 #79745 by spangledboy
Hmmm - I'm not sure I follow you - there's only one input for the touch probe.

I'm using a Mesa 7i77/5i25 with an op-amp circuit to reduce the current and voltage through the probe contacts - no parallel port nonsense in my machine!

Something must have changed in the update, as this has been working for the past 12 months with no changes to the HAL file.

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30 Aug 2016 21:27 #79755 by spangledboy
OK, I take it all back - my config was fine, but in further investigating I spotted that I had the tool length sensor and the probe plugged into each others sockets.

This alone shouldn't have stopped the movement as the inputs from them are both negated, but I guess one of them wasn't plugged in correctly, causing the probe signal to be true and triggering the message.

Thanks for your help anyway - it pointed me in the right direction and made me look closer.

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30 Aug 2016 21:44 #79757 by tommylight
Glad you got it sorted. and you are welcomed, always.

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