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HiCON Motion Controller / MACH3 - Spindle as axis - not homing
« on: October 31, 2015, 07:02:42 PM »
MACH3 - Spindle set as Axis 5 (C)
Encoder feedback connected to HiCON A/A+ B/B+ Z/Z+ Verified with scope it is receiving a good signal.
Encoder feedback is displayed in Encoder 1 with Axis C set to feedback on Encoder 5
Have tried all home setting combinations, behaves same if set to sensor or index only with or without use index checked.
Have tried setting C home in Mach to the actual HiCON pin 13/3 or a phantom MACH pin.
PROBLEM: C axis will not home
PROBLEM: As soon as spindle is shut off, C axis DROs go to zero, so spindle positioning for ATC is not possible.
What is the proper config to have the spindle stop at the same spot each time?
Encoder feedback connected to HiCON A/A+ B/B+ Z/Z+ Verified with scope it is receiving a good signal.
Encoder feedback is displayed in Encoder 1 with Axis C set to feedback on Encoder 5
Have tried all home setting combinations, behaves same if set to sensor or index only with or without use index checked.
Have tried setting C home in Mach to the actual HiCON pin 13/3 or a phantom MACH pin.
PROBLEM: C axis will not home
PROBLEM: As soon as spindle is shut off, C axis DROs go to zero, so spindle positioning for ATC is not possible.
What is the proper config to have the spindle stop at the same spot each time?