CSLAB CSMIO/IP-M 4-axis Ethernet Motion Controller

**JoeHarris** · 31-12-2015

How do you work around the lack of homing for slave axis? The manual states "In the CSMIO/IP-M slave axis support is not available" but folks clearly use it on slaved machines?

**JAZZCNC** · 31-12-2015

Originally Posted by JoeHarris

How do you work around the lack of homing for slave axis? The manual states "In the CSMIO/IP-M slave axis support is not available" but folks clearly use it on slaved machines?

There is no work around Joe. While the IP-M does indeed slave the axis very well it can't home each axis independant. Well not yet anyway, I'm sick of asking Cslabs and while it's an easy thing for them to make happen they don't seem interested because they think it will affect sales of the Ip-S. I've pleaded with them in many emails to try make them see it will only increase sales not lower sales because not many DIY level users will buy there Ip-S because it's expensive at this level.
Maybe if others emailed they'd see the error of there decision.!!

I don't know of anyone who is using one for a slaved axis Machine.?

**cropwell** · 31-12-2015

Originally Posted by JAZZCNC

There is no work around Joe. While the IP-M does indeed slave the axis very well it can't home each axis independant. Well not yet anyway, I'm sick of asking Cslabs and while it's an easy thing for them to make happen they don't seem interested because they think it will affect sales of the Ip-S. I've pleaded with them in many emails to try make them see it will only increase sales not lower sales because not many DIY level users will buy there Ip-S because it's expensive at this level.
Maybe if others emailed they'd see the error of there decision.!!

I don't know of anyone who is using one for a slaved axis Machine.?

First of all Lee, what is wrong with the forum website today, I have tried to type a reply twice and twice so far it has hung up on me and I have lost my typing.

Now to try the reply for the third time-----

In June / July this year Zapp were offering the Ip-S for an all up price of £438. Maybe they will do it again if asked nicely

. I thought about making an independant gantry squaring module using an arduino to supplement the Ip-M, but when I saw the Zapp price for the Ip-S it made more sense to go for it.

Cheers,

Rob