Limit switch's - best configuration?

[HiltonSteve]

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PS Done with my bits yet ?

Nope..... Hang on....what bits????

Just watched video on mach3 website about limits and homing (http://machsupport.com/videos/), god that blokes got a boring voice, fell to sleep after 5 mins and only just woke up!

But in the dream I had whilst sub-limily listening to him, he did seem to make out that it was possible to have switch's working both as home and limits. But did not go into the wiring in too much detail.

What about using 2 inputs, 1 for the X+ Y+ Z+ and one for X- Y- Z-, would this get round the jogging off problem?

Found some limit switch's, bit big but they will do.

[audioandy]

Nope.....
What about using 2 inputs, 1 for the X+ Y+ Z+ and one for X- Y- Z-, would this get round the jogging off problem?
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That don't sound a bad idea Steve might try that myself


Andy

[John S]

What about using 2 inputs, 1 for the X+ Y+ Z+ and one for X- Y- Z-, would this get round the jogging off problem?

Sorry no it's internal in Machs core that it sees a switch, no idea which switch.
If you keep Z+ and Z- to one input at least you can see what the problem is on the diagnostics page if you have problems.

Link Z-, Y- and Z- to one input will work but if it stops it shows the input has triggered but which one ?

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