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Messages - Grimey

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You have all the switches series-connected. Surely, the boot-up message you're seeing is not due to the "E-stop message..." always displayed on start-up due to the series-connected switches?

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Well, the ESS board is getting a signal that the limit switch is active on start-up. I doubt it's a random start-up state in the controller. If the limit switches are, in fact, series-connected then they must also be normally closed (and open when activated).

Hypothetically, if the switches have a bad contact (and a slightly resistive path to ground or Vcc), then that will allow the pin voltage to float and produce a seemingly random error. A loose (or resistive) switch connection would do the same thing.

You may also be getting electrical noise on start-up that feed into the switches. Check the machine ground connection.

Monitor the voltage on this pin. A DVM may work but will need an o-scope to see the transients though.

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are the switches mechanical or electrical?
why series them?

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ok, so what message you get when the limit is actually triggered?

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Does your setup think the homing switch is a limit switch? Try setting soft limits correctly and turning them on.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Lathe Toolpath Problem
« on: September 02, 2019, 05:04:37 PM »
Mill has tool path problems as well. It makes sense that both apps would have this issue though. Have reported it some time ago. Get the "Ill report it to the developers" response. I'm sure nothing is being done as they didn't even ask for the file that caused the problem.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Overrun limit when homing
« on: September 08, 2016, 08:37:48 PM »
I didn't find that setting anywhere. Your comment was helpful though. It gave ma an idea. I slowed the homing velocity (via ESS configuration) and that stopped the overrun.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Overrun limit when homing
« on: September 07, 2016, 09:35:53 PM »
Just upgraded to version 4.2.0.2914. Compared to the previous release, the axes overrun the sensor more when homing. This is a problem on my y axis since the sensor is very close to the mechanical limits of that axis. So, the axis "bangs" when it homes. It will be some work to change the physical location of the sensor.

Can I change that in the scripts? Where is it, if I can change it?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Should I get mach4 or 3?
« on: September 07, 2016, 07:14:33 PM »
I used Mach3 and found it had many problems with 4-axis milling. Went to Mach4 and everything is peachy!

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