Z-Axis limit switch problem
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:27 pm
Hello everyone
I'm having a problem with my setup. I am running a smoothstepper attached to two 3-axis unipolar controller boards. I have 4 axes, x,y,z and a. This is for a 3D printer setup. For x,y and z I have a limit switch for each for homing and limit on one side, so 3 limit switches in total. The Z-axis limit switch remains activated constantly. I have tried debouncing because I have had trouble with that before on a different machine but that fixed nothing. I tried different pins on the board for the switch with no change. The switch is good, I tested it and wired the other switches in that work on the other axes with no change. It seems to be a software problem, I have tested the hardware pretty extensively.
To verify that the switch remains active I have been looking at the diagnostics screen in mach3.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks
I'm having a problem with my setup. I am running a smoothstepper attached to two 3-axis unipolar controller boards. I have 4 axes, x,y,z and a. This is for a 3D printer setup. For x,y and z I have a limit switch for each for homing and limit on one side, so 3 limit switches in total. The Z-axis limit switch remains activated constantly. I have tried debouncing because I have had trouble with that before on a different machine but that fixed nothing. I tried different pins on the board for the switch with no change. The switch is good, I tested it and wired the other switches in that work on the other axes with no change. It seems to be a software problem, I have tested the hardware pretty extensively.
To verify that the switch remains active I have been looking at the diagnostics screen in mach3.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks