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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: daffyduck on January 26, 2020, 10:06:39 AM
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Hello fellow CNC'ers.
My setup is a 4 Axis CNC with Mach4 and POKEYS57CNC. The 4th axis is A (rotary). I have the enable/disable signals wired from the stepper drivers. So for example when I "Unable" control all of the stepper motors are de-energized.
My question is how / can I disable only 1 axis? For example when I am cutting a job and I don't need to use the A axis I would like to disable it.
I can't see in any documentation or inputs/outputs where I can make this happen.
Not sure if I should post here on in the Pokeys Topic.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Figured this one out with a little help. Enabled "Drive enable from pins from Mach4" in the Pulse Engine tab. I then configured a button on the screen to enable/disable the axis. Might script it later but I'm good for now. :-) :)
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You can also use a different profile. One with the 4 the axis enabled and another one with it disabled. Then just launch with the desired profile. No scripting needed. :)
Steve
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Thanks for the tip