How can I setup dual X motors in stepconf?

I have 2 motors that control my gantry, and figure I could just set 2 sets of outputs to be X-axis step/direction, but they both wont work. How can I do this?
Thanks,
CP

Hi

See www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/gantrykins.9.html
and then search the forum for gantrykins, there is a lot of stuff there

regards

If you are not using a separate home switch for the two x drives you can just use an xyz setup up and slave the second x drive to the first.

With Stepconf you can duplicate the X step and X direction pins to an extra set of I/O pins to your 2nd drive.
You may need to invert the direction signal on one depending on the hardware.

You could also edit your hal file to send the step and direction signals to the two sets of output pins.


Rick G