Mid afternoon I set Pin numbers as you listed, Clicked Apply, O.K. & Reset. Noted that "Soft Limit is off". Clicked Ref All Home. Tool moves upward (Z-axis) and triggers Z-Home and backs off but not enough to clear the switch. But, the table then moves (Y axis) toward front - wrong direction). I click stop and go to Input Signals to reverse which of the 3 Y settings. You say "Go to Config|Home Limits and set Home Negative opposite to I don't see either of those Home Lim or Home Neg. Which one do I reverse? I have a choice of Y Home, Y++, or Y-- Highspeed, I've only typed (one finger- very slow) this much. But have gone on to try many settings (trial & error/guessing on the Y reverse choice), Y Home didn't fix it, etc.
So tonight I tried again with more trial-guesses & then write this.
BTW, when the limit switch is triggered and Reset is flashing, the machine is sitting on the switch, How do I reset the software to move the machine off the switch without closing the session, unplugging the machine power, and twisting the rod?
Constantly get the "Failed Reset" box. It reads, in part: "Reset command is failing due to an external influence" & more about limit switches, etc. Then asks "Fix this for me?" I've tried that and also gone into Input settings to make another guess.
Each of these posts represents at least an hour of resetting/trying machine results and reading and rereading and typing. I don't see any progress; this could go on for days. How can I get on the phone with a Mach3 tech. I've been there and done that for probably hundreds of calls (TurboCad, PhotoShop, Epson Wide Format) all since 2001. I'm sure you know the drill - the tech can know the settings, and the results of each action and understand the software's feedback notes all in real time and therefore knows right what to do to solve the problem, AND simultaneously, graphically shows the beginner (the paying customer) the path to operate or the path to fix.
This is very, very frustrating; I've been in this process since 1981 (Apple II+ & IIe) and to date I've purchased or received, w/hardware purchases, over 40 programs and only counted those on the list those which I have learned at least well enough to operate. No games, video, streaming or entertainment…I'm a project guy.
I'll drop one on you: Circa 1982 I purchased a Hayes MicroModem card & installed it in my Apple IIe. On the computer, the Hayes MM dialed my son at his apartment and I was able to type a message, B/W, 40 characters to the line, 20 lines to a screen. He could see my message on his IIe and then type a response message; both sides of the messages on both screens. Of course the transmission was slooooooow. Those Apples were 64K & later 128K, w/dos. :-)
How do I get some results in what surely is a fundamental - setting up the control of a CNC with Mach3? What about testing the latest Input Pin settings on Diag to see if the yellow lights show correctly?
Ya-But