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    Joe - that looks fine, except that you don't need to use three inputs on the CSMIO for the limit switches. They can all go into one input, and in the Mach3 configuration screen you point all the max and min limits for all axes at that pin. You are using home switches separate from the limit switches. No problem with that, and the wiring looks OK. I'm assuming that you have NPN NC switches. By using separate inputs for the home switches you give yourself the possibility to home more than one axis at a time. Typically, you might configure Mach3 to home Z (to get it high up out of the way) and then home X and Y simultaneously - saves a little bit of time during the homing sequence.

    Bert - some people consider hitting a limit switch to be an "emergency" so you could wire them in series with the e-stop switches. Personally, I have the e-stop switches trip the safety relay which turns off the 68V PSU, and also disables the drivers via the "enable" inputs and sends a signal to the CSMIO e-stop connection. My limit switches (like Joe's diagram) just go the CSMIO. Part of the reason for this is that I use a single switch for limit and home at one end of each axis, and I don't want a home switch to operate as an e-stop!

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