no option to home just Y axis on gantry with 2 Y motors

Thinking out loud about a possible two-pronged solution:

1) Have a script that runs when LinuxCNC starts that homes all axes (causes no actual movement the way I've got my config).  This will make Y able to be jogged.  Basically an automated pressing of the Home All button.  There's a halui pin called halui.home-all that sounds like it would do the trick.

2) Make the Home Y button do the following, in order:
     a) put LinuxCNC in joint mode (using halui pin halui.mode.joint)
     b) home joints 1 and 3 (Y1 and Y3) (what it's already coded to do)
     c) put LinuxCNC back in world mode (using halui pin halui.mode.teleop)

Was getting close to figuring out how to accomplish with GladeVCP and a Python handler, but then I discovered it's as easy as:

1) setting kinstype=BOTH on the KINEMATICS line of the INI file

2) homing all (from the Machine menu) once you start LinuxCNC (takes you from joint mode into world mode and lets you jog)

3) homing either joint 1 or joint 3 (from the Machine menu) (either will home the Y axis)

Problem solved.

 

I'm not sure that's the best way to implement a gantry??? Will it safely home a racked gantry? What happens if your gantry is racked and your home positions aren't close to the switches and you use a faster HOME_FINAL_VEL than HOME_SEARCH_VEL or HOME_LATCH_VEL? A big advantage of gantry is waiting for both to find the home switch before going to the home position.

I just updated the configs/by_interface/parport/gantry in github's 2.8 branch.
gantry_joint.ini uses kinstype=BOTH and you can individually home each axis in joint mode. Once homed, it will let you move in world mode. Use this config with slow home velocities and keep your home position near the switch. Once you have your setup correct switch to gantry.ini.

gantry.ini uses the same .hal file but does NOT require mucking around in joint space. You will need to home all and use negative HOME_SEQUENCE values for the dual joints.

Previous gantry configs (in the 2.8.2 release) looked outdated. The updated examples:
1) Shows how to reduce coordinate dimensions Example: XYZA -> XYZY
2) Shows this change in [TRAJ] and [KINS] sections.
3) Shows proper use of negative HOME_SEQUENCE.
4) Optional changes adir,astep,etc to y2dir, y2step, y2 limits

I think this is the best practice for implementing a gantry machine.

Attached are files from latest github 2.8 branch configs/by_interface/parport/gantry.

Follow gantry_joints.ini if you want to home each Y axis individually during machine setup.
Follow gantry.ini once you have motors moving the correct directions and limit switches adjusted to remove racking. When you home just Y it will home both Y motors intelligently. No need for joint mode.

gantry.ini is a typical router setup. It will home Z to maximum first, then X to minimum, then Y and Y2.  My router homes X,Y,Y2 at the same time by setting [JOINT_1] and [JOINT_3] HOME_SEQUENCE -1. You could home all axis simultaneously, but I like to get spindle up before homing XY.

what is glade?? my cnc has joint x =joint 0, Y joint 1 and joint 2, Z joint 3 at ini file, but not have homing button "all homing" ad not move minus, ig make mdi G0X100F200 go to this point, but not go back G0X–100F200 all axis same no move. and if try use Z axis not move any + or -. not can homing,not move all, not move minus. this is my first liux and linuxcnc i not understand any this how make dual Y. why not have option in setup wizard, if have option XYZ , XYZA, foam, lathe but not normal setting XYYZ why.
my machie not have limit SW yet ,wait when come to post i has orden. my cnc wizaed has make table size 0 to 900 Y. 0 to 800 X , and 0 to 200 Z, not can setting more under table size site. home / limits etc, i not know, not have wired yet.
manual i can move Y and both motor run + and –. MDI G-code not move, alltime something error if try move minus  only plus move.