Losing four paired axis after rest home <answered>

[george1963]

Acorn was working well. then (CNC 12v4.12) was making every part travel Z Height to machine max height.
Uninstall CNC12 then reinstall cnc12 v4.12 reset all set. In wizard
Open CNC12v4.12 move all axis. All stepper motors working to move Y axis close to homing switch. Push homing cycle. One stepper motor on the Y axis does move.
Go to the wizard to check the advance tab. the pairing axis is back to none.
Change PLC so it only has Estop. Reset the 4-axis paired to axis 2(Y axis). Save changes and Close wizard. tune power off and on.
Open CNC12 push the Y axis button. Both axes move. Push the reset home. And test the Y axis, only one stepper moves.
I ran two report one before and one after pushing the home reset.

[cnckeith]

report shows you are using CNC12 Free. software axis motor pairing is not a standard feature of CNC12 Free. Upgrade to CNC12 Pro for software axis pairing or reinstall the Pro license.

[Baddad1911]

Ok thanks, I will but to be honest Keith, that's really false advertisement, and in my case since the acorn really cant control my plasma torch all the extra software is useless to me and anyone else trying to use the acorn for a controller for a plasma table, I could have used linux and an old serial port for a 150 dollars with a couple c10 bob, I understand this is my fault for not doing more research on the acorn but it is advertised as a 4 axis controller, don't get me wrong it in my opinion is a great product, especially since I'm a big of a newbie to cnc and with just the forum and especially Marty's videos I've been able to get as far as I have and have actually made the machine move under control but its obviously designed more for lathes and mills and that's centroids and probably most of the guys objectives, but between the acorn the monitor the used cnc pc and now the additional software I'm 850.00 dollars into it, not bad I'd say for a mill or a lathe but you guys should make a note that for those who may be looking to use it for a plasma or a dual gantry router will need to buy additional software for it to function properly, again I love the product and the community, everyone has been awesome and I will purchase the pro software for the mill yes ?? But just my 2 cents as far as its use other than retrofitting a mill or a lathe
Thank you and gary for the help

[cnckeith]

you can always hardware pair the motors with the Free version of CNC12 then you won't have to buy the Pro license.

the Acorn software levels (Free, Pro and Digitizing Bundle) are clearly defined on the Acorn web page as to what they include. We are not trying to fool anyone. You can always post questions here, look at the web page, or call us with questions we are easily accessible and are here to help.

$299 + $139 for CNC hardware and Pro software that works is a deal. sorry you feel different. If you are unhappy i'll be glad to issue a refund.

We are working on a Router version of CNC12, it will have the same software levels: Free, Pro and Digitizing Bundle as the current Mill Version. The Router version will have the VCP buttons tailored to Router work. With minor operational differences a CNC Router is just a wide CNC Mill, Centroid Mill CNC7/10/11 and 12 software has been used successfully on thousands of CNC routers.

Plasma THC control requires the integrator to customize the PLC program and write some macros (or pay a tech to do it). This is typically out of reach of most DIY'ers and we recognize this.. So, to make configuring a Plasma THC with Acorn easy for the DIY market i am working on a Plasma Plug-in for the Acorn Wizard which will allow simple THC control configuration. Sorry we weren't able to release Acorn with Router specific controls, easy Plasma support , Tangential Knife, etc..during Acorn's initial launch. We are working on adding these features. and when CNC12 Router is released, I'll be glad to offer anyone with a Mill Pro license running on a router the CNC12 Router Pro license when it is available.

[Baddad1911]

First I'd like to apologize for not posting in my post , I accidentally posted on this gentleman's post as it was next to mine and related to the same issue, it's most definitely my fault and inexperience as to what I am attempting to accomplish, but with that being said I'm not unhappy with your product as I've stated just as to my application the benefits of the additional cost really doesnt do me any good to my knowledge, I completely understand it's my inexperience and lack of knowledge that got me and I'd imagine most guys would understand what they were looking at and what the specific bundles are capable of, I appreciate the offer to refund my money but again am not unhappy with the scorn or centroid or all the help I've received, like I've said I'm green as green can be with cnc and electronics and computers so it's a learning experience , if it states as you said it does I apologize as I'm sure I just am not knowledgable enough to know what I'm looking for
Thanks Bill and again sorry to the gentlemen in which I jumped into his post and not mine

[Toaster]

I just got bit by this too... I was bench testing a setup where I have two X motors paired through software. (I'm working on getting auto square up and running)

I searched on the forum, and found this thread which answered my question. If you look on the feature comparison, you'll see it clearly listed there. Admittedly I missed it, which is why I found myself here. It'd be nice if that setting was just grayed out, or said "Get pro to enable this feature".

That being said, I was going to upgrade anyway!

[cnckeith]

toaster, fyi we are getting close to the v4.14 release with axis pairing with auto squaring supported in the wizard so there will be no need to write a custom home program for auto squaring the wizard will do it for you. here is the write up on the upcoming auto squaring wizard feature http://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_diy ... _guide.pdf

[Toaster]

Niiice! What's the time frame? I'm wondering if I should just sit tight on my conversion or not... I wrote my own program to do it on my ShopBot, so I could probably do it again... However a native solution would be much nicer...