Homing help

[RiffRaff]

Hi Newbie here
I bought the Zentools 7x7 cnc and have Mach 3
I'm having trouble setting up the home switches
I have 2 switches in series for each axis so they are both home and limit switches
when I hit ref all  z axis homes perfect but the next one   y  will hit the switch and keep going
I've read for hours on this site and elsewhere but can't figure it out
any help would really be great

Tim

[Hood]

Sounds like you may have the switch set up wrong in Mach, if you attach your xml file I can see if there is a problem with your config.
Hood

[RiffRaff]

Thanks for your help
Guess I'm a total newb, it took me awhile just to figure out where the .xml file was
I just got as far as getting the motors to move at that is it

Tim

[Hood]

sent you a private message

Hood

[Hood]

If you go to the Diagnostics page in Mach and then press a switch on the X axis, do the M1 Limit/Home LEDs light or do the M2 ones light?
Hood

[RiffRaff]

Ok Sorry about that
reinstalled latest version with proper lic
hopefully I'm good to go
new xml
pressing on z switch light up all 3 m1 lights
pressing on x (right and left) switch light up all 3 m3 lights
pressing on y (back/forward) switch light up all 3 m2 lights

[Hood]

X should be M1
Y M2
Z M3

so if yours are as you say you need to swap the pin assignments round in Mach.
Hood

[RiffRaff]

Awesome thanks
rewired it and it homes correctly now
When I hit a limit switch how do I reset so I can move it off the switch?
I'm having to turn them by hand to get them off the switch

Thanks Hood

Tim

[RiffRaff]

getting excited
Now to find a good first program to try
Anyone?

[Overloaded]

When I hit a limit switch how do I reset so I can move it off the switch?
I'm having to turn them by hand to get them off the switch

Settings screen ... Limit Override

Now to find a good first program to try
Anyone?

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,18345.0.html

... and there's the Roadrunner in the default Mach3 GCode folder.
Russ