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Title: Pokeys57CNC, Mach4 and fusion probing - does it work?
Post by: Zeeflyboy on March 06, 2017, 01:51:40 PM

Hey guys,

So simple question before I go and break a probe - has anyone tried the built in fusion probing stuff and does it work with the 57CNC and mach4?

Cheers


Oh and as an aside bonus question: If anyone can answer this for me that'd be cool - I currently have an NC touch probe connected to the probe port... I use this for setting X/Y but as I don't have indexed tools I'm then a bit stuffed for Z. Is there anyway to also use a NO electric touch plate type setup to set Z-height of the actual tool without using the same port and having to reverse the switch logic each time?

Title: Re: Pokeys57CNC, Mach4 and fusion probing - does it work?
Post by: thosj on March 06, 2017, 02:01:07 PM

Can't answer the first question, nor can I answer the second question to your satisfaction, but just to be smarmy, a PMDX-126 can do the multiple probe type thing and in hardware so you only need one pin for all that >:D

Title: Re: Pokeys57CNC, Mach4 and fusion probing - does it work?
Post by: Zeeflyboy on March 06, 2017, 02:04:49 PM

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Pokeys does seem quite configurable so I'd be surprised if it wasn't possible some how. I'm just a bit dense when it comes to electronics and programming.

Title: Re: Pokeys57CNC, Mach4 and fusion probing - does it work?
Post by: NeoTO on May 19, 2017, 01:20:24 AM

PoKeys57CNC does indeed support probing. It may be unclear to me what you mean by fusion probing, so can't answer it.
Regarding the polarity of the probe input - the plugin does not expect this to change during runtime. The best way to solve it to use the NO switch and the touch pad in parallel.