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Stepconf fails to setup home and/or limit switches
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5 years 6 months ago #207145
by davedrumm41@gmail.com
Trying for three days to setup LinuxCNC on 3 Axis router that works correctly in Mach3.
Kernel version: Linux LinuxCNC 4.9.0-13-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.9.228-1 (2020-07-05) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux with LinuxCNC Version 2.8.1-96-g86b4f1 and LINUXCNC - 2.8.1-100-g808409424 both fail to work with limit and home switches.
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No amount of redos of the Stepconf wizard get home switches or limit switches to work correctly. Best I've seen is the Z home switch actually work reliably. The X & Y limit switches occasionally work if configured as both-x or both-y, but if they are configured as home switches they NEVER work. Remember this machine
with the same parallel port BOB works with Mach3... I have gotten the same results on 2 intel and 2 AMD machines all using the same hard drive. Anyone have any idea what is wrong?
Kernel version: Linux LinuxCNC 4.9.0-13-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.9.228-1 (2020-07-05) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux with LinuxCNC Version 2.8.1-96-g86b4f1 and LINUXCNC - 2.8.1-100-g808409424 both fail to work with limit and home switches.
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No amount of redos of the Stepconf wizard get home switches or limit switches to work correctly. Best I've seen is the Z home switch actually work reliably. The X & Y limit switches occasionally work if configured as both-x or both-y, but if they are configured as home switches they NEVER work. Remember this machine
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5 years 6 months ago #207147
by Clive S
Replied by Clive S on topic Stepconf fails to setup home and/or limit switches
What is not working
This seems very low MAX_VELOCITY = 0.00913461538462 about 0.5" min.
Do the motors move the machine
This seems very low MAX_VELOCITY = 0.00913461538462 about 0.5" min.
Do the motors move the machine
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5 years 6 months ago #207162
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Replied by davedrumm41@gmail.com on topic Stepconf fails to setup home and/or limit switches
The Max Velocity is likely low as I wasn't paying attention to it, just trying to get the machine to home properly.
* * * I have solved to issue by going back to see why Mach3 worked * * *
In Mach3 I had setup the home and limit switches with their auto config routine and my BOB documentation does NOT match the pin numbers of my card. When I put the proper pin numbers in LinuxCNC I'm sure it will work as well.
I am a new user so now I have to figure out how to close this topic!!!
* * * I have solved to issue by going back to see why Mach3 worked * * *
In Mach3 I had setup the home and limit switches with their auto config routine and my BOB documentation does NOT match the pin numbers of my card. When I put the proper pin numbers in LinuxCNC I'm sure it will work as well.
I am a new user so now I have to figure out how to close this topic!!!
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5 years 6 months ago #207248
by Todd Zuercher
Replied by Todd Zuercher on topic Stepconf fails to setup home and/or limit switches
Did you try importing your working Mach3 XML configuration file into Stepconfig?
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