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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 21, 2022, 06:10:01 AM »
Hi,
I just discovered that L82 was simply going down and almost touching the probe. If it touches, Mach disables like it does for G31. So I guess I'm back in square 1.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 20, 2022, 09:04:14 AM »
Thanks for all your help. I just found the L82 command and went out and tried that and it worked. Thanks again for all your help.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 16, 2022, 08:13:33 AM »
Hi,
Yes, the probe LED will light and un-light, and whenever the probe LED lights, Mach4 disables- then with the probe active and I can re-enable it and it stays enabled.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 15, 2022, 03:57:56 PM »
Hi,
At the input of the breakout board.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 15, 2022, 03:02:21 PM »
I'm using a CNC4pc board. The guy who ordered it thought it was just an ESS but it looks like maybe it is a breakout board with an ESS installed?

Sorry I don't know more about the board, but the guy who did most of it quit, and the owner wanted me to finish it

Here is a link to the board's webpage:

https://www.cnc4pc.com/c25xp-smooth-stepper-integrated-board.html

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 15, 2022, 11:25:39 AM »
Thanks Craig,


"21V at the ESS means the ESS is f*********ed! The ESS is 5V input and output, I would not risk as little as 5.1V"

If this is the case, why is the ESS still working?
The machine works fine except for that one issue.

I tried dropping the voltage, but then the probe randomly activated and deactivated.

I also tried MDIing the probe.

I'm sorry if I don't make sense, I just want to understand what's going on.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 13, 2022, 02:26:02 PM »
Thanks Craig

I restarted my computer and now it works again. Sorry for all that trouble

The code was practically identical to what I use, but I tried it anyway, with a few parameters changed for my machine, but got the same result.

Is it supposed to disable on probe touch?

Or should I use a different probe voltage? My tester showed 21v at the ESS.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 13, 2022, 09:45:30 AM »
I went out and tried that.. I tried to start Mach but got an error.

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: probe won't retract
« on: December 12, 2022, 10:43:39 AM »
I tried a few codes, lately I was using the touch button.

The basic code would be:
 G31 Z-1 F10
 G90 G1 Z1 F50

Something like that, I think I tried a G90 in front of the G31.
However, the program disables as soon as the probe touches so it can't retract. Also, I have to override the axis limits to move it off the probe so it won't retract anyway. However, I think there should be a Gcode for that I just don't know it.

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SmoothStepper USB / probe won't retract
« on: December 08, 2022, 03:39:36 PM »
I'm running Mach4 on a router and it works great except probing. When I try to touch off a new tool, it lowers and resets the tool height properly but fails to retract. Is there a solution? The probe is always live and when the tool touches it drops the voltage. I tried noise filtering but that didn't help.

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