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by TopQuarkDoc
Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: How to "turn off" and "turn on" axis soft limits??
Replies: 6
Views: 743

How to "turn off" and "turn on" axis soft limits??

Hello All, Two very simple questions: How does one turn off the soft limits, and how does one then turn on the soft limits? This during operation, not via the wizard or through other static means. For clarification of what is prompting this, is a desire to define the home location of an axis to be d...
by TopQuarkDoc
Wed Jan 25, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Home all and limit all
Replies: 24
Views: 2567

Re: Home all and limit all

Well, I'm glad that this thread has generated so much discussion!! And thanks to cncsnw for pointing out a way of configuring a combination set of home/limit switches on one input. I modified the limit inputs to correspond with the home inputs in the Config->Mach.->Motor screen. It works great just ...
by TopQuarkDoc
Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Home all and limit all
Replies: 24
Views: 2567

Re: Home all and limit all

Wonderful write up for people searching for information in the future. Thanks for the time to put it all in one place. My question was about using the same switches for home and limit trying to combined HomeAll with LimitAll. This was a try in using just two inputs on the Acorn. Using the Wizard gen...
by TopQuarkDoc
Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Home all and limit all
Replies: 24
Views: 2567

Re: Home all and limit all

Amazing coincidence as I was just getting ready to ask this, and I instead found this very recent post. What is the result if one uses the the same switch for "home" and "limit"? Electrically meaning all three (mill) axis switches are in series (for "HomeAll") with one ...