Glasmaßstab EIA-422 an Mesa 7i85 (S)

To use index, you would need to uncomment these and similar lines

#net x-index-enable joint.0.index-enable <=> hm2_7i92.0.encoder.00.index-enable

and change:

HOME_USE_INDEX NO
to
HOME_USE_INDEX YES

And know where the physical index mark is on your scale as Asymmetrisch mentioned.

@Asymmetrisch
Ja, die liegen wohl am Anfang und in der Mitte, aber beim Darüberfahren kommt keine Rückmeldung.

@PCW
Yes, I know, that's how I had it originally, but there is no feedback from the index signal, so I commented it out again and am currently using the limit switch as a reference point.
It should actually be that when searching for the index point, the motor moves toward the limit switch, and if the index is not in the area traveled, it turns around at the limit switch and searches in the other direction.
The index should be at the beginning and in the middle.

Are you sure you scales have an index?


One way to check is to setup halshow to watch  hm2_7i92.0.encoder.00.index-enable
and then:

setp hm2_7i92.0.encoder.00.index-enable true

hm2_7i92.0.encoder.00.index-enable should go high  but return low when the
index is detected (either jog or manual move the joint past the index)

This assumes the 

#net x-index-enable joint.0.index-enable <=> hm2_7i92.0.encoder.00.index-enable

Line remains commented out.

 

@PCW
Okay, I'll try it next weekend and let you know how it goes.

Ps.: By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, what's with the goat in the picture? image missing /media/kunena/emoticons/smile.png

WKS-3D wrote:

 By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, what's with the goat in the picture? 

The internet uses G.O.A.T for "Greatest of All Times", and this is where it absolutely makes sense as PCW is the Greatest of All Times for support of it's products.
Asking for new firmware and having it in use in a single day, that is ultimate support.

Not a goat but rather one of our Blackbelly sheep.