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Third party software and hardware support forums. => PoKeys => Topic started by: Dan13 on February 02, 2016, 03:15:09 PM

Title: PoKeys57CNC and Mach3 Softlimits
Post by: Dan13 on February 02, 2016, 03:15:09 PM

Hi,

Should softlimits work with this setup? I am not able to turn softlimits on in Mach3. Getting the message that I am beyond limits, although I am within the defined envelope.

Thanks,
Dan

Title: Re: PoKeys57CNC and Mach3 Softlimits
Post by: NeoTO on March 07, 2016, 11:47:33 PM

If you are getting this message, the message is coming from Mach3. Check your settings first (and machine coordinates!).

Title: Re: PoKeys57CNC and Mach3 Softlimits
Post by: Dan13 on March 08, 2016, 12:49:14 AM

Thanks. Restarting Mach helped solve this. However, still have a problem of the axes not stopping exactly at the defined soft limit, but rather overshooting by an amount depending on the feed rate.

Dan

Title: Re: PoKeys57CNC and Mach3 Softlimits
Post by: NeoTO on March 08, 2016, 03:04:58 PM

This is how soft limits are implemented in PoKeys device. In Mach4, soft limits are taken over by Mach4 and the axes stop spot on.