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General Mach Discussion / Re: Setup for homing X and Z but not Y

« on: December 07, 2012, 10:29:12 AM »

Hood - Yes the Z goes green after it homes.

Overloaded - I am using the standard Mach four axis screen set, nothing customized.

strong6515 - I can try that quickly. But if it works then I would say this is a bug in Mach.

BR549 - How do I do that? Is that accessed through the screen designer?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Setup for homing X and Z but not Y

« on: December 06, 2012, 09:55:50 AM »

I'm not sure how to disable homing on only one axis. I have no inputs checked off or activated for the Y axis in the ports and pins "inputs" settings page if that's what you mean. I only have the home switches activated for the X and Z axis.

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General Mach Discussion / Setup for homing X and Z but not Y

« on: December 05, 2012, 12:20:02 PM »

Hello,

I have a custom cnc machine that pulls long lengths of material through it as it cuts. It uses X Y & Z axis with the y axis being the infinite axis that pulls material through. I just installed home switches on the X and Z axis. Y has no home. When I click Ref All Home, the Z homes but nothing else happens. The home switches show up on the diagnostics screen correctly when actuated.

I was wondering if the Y has to be homed before the X and that is why it never gets to homing the X axis. I have tried setting the Y axis as a virtual switch and setting Y's switch to active low but nothing has made a difference. I have looked for settings that might be selected on the General config and homing and limits screens but I can't see anything relevant that I haven't tried already.

I am using Mach version R3.043.067

Thanks
ShapeShaver

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Works in progress / Re: New (revised) Mach3 6-axis screen

« on: October 08, 2011, 01:14:29 AM »

Hello Andrea! Thank you for your work in updating the 6 Axis screen set!  I have tested your screen set and I think there is a problem. I can not home axis 6 (C axis). On the diagnostics screen it does not register a limit or home switch being pushed. However if axis 5 (or B) switches are pushed it shows both the B and C being activated even though they have different ports and pins set under input settings. So I can not home the C axis.

Any idea why this is happening? 

Thanks,
Robert