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General Mach Discussion / Turn motor output on and off
« on: April 11, 2009, 11:55:36 AM »
I'm sure there's a simple way of doing this, but I can't work it out.
To trace a problem I want to be able to toggle the motor outputs (dir and step) for different motors on and off, so I can test the output of my BOB with a multimeter. How can I do this?
Incidentally - the reason why is that one of my axes has started moving only moving in one direction! (And you can imagine the damage this causes.) By switching the outputs from the BOB to my different UHU servo controllers I can see the problem shift to a different axis, so I know the problem is in software, the BOB or the wiring from the BOB to the UHUs. I mention this in case anyone recognises these symptoms and can offer a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Luke
To trace a problem I want to be able to toggle the motor outputs (dir and step) for different motors on and off, so I can test the output of my BOB with a multimeter. How can I do this?
Incidentally - the reason why is that one of my axes has started moving only moving in one direction! (And you can imagine the damage this causes.) By switching the outputs from the BOB to my different UHU servo controllers I can see the problem shift to a different axis, so I know the problem is in software, the BOB or the wiring from the BOB to the UHUs. I mention this in case anyone recognises these symptoms and can offer a solution.
Thanks in advance,
Luke