I cannot home the axis x,y,or z
no I can not move any axis
I am not using limit switches so everything you just sent me was useless except for the password,by the way were is this pass word in the manual.
homing axises
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homing axises
Last edited by Stjhon on Wed May 26, 2010 3:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: homing axises
Please provide us something more specific than "I cannot home the axis x,y,or z" to go on. We can't provide you with much with such an obscure description.
Can you jog/move the axes?
Do all axes move in the correct direction?
Are you limit switches set up correctly?
To set up your limit switches:
In CNC11 software:
F1 -Setup -> F3 Config (pw = 137) ->F2- Mach F2 - Motor
1. Change all your software home and limit switch settings to zeros
2. Press F10 to accept/save
3. Go to the mauin screen
4. Jog all axes tot he middle of travel
5. Now, trip a limit on an axis -if you tripped the + limit, it should only let you move the opposite (minus).
If it lets you move positive while the plus limit is tripped - your limit is incorrectly wired, switch the +
and - limit wires for that axis to correct.
6. When you done this for all axes in both directions, press the "alt" and "i" keys simultaneously, this will bring up the I/O display screen
Trip each input and make a note of what PLC input the X+ trips, the X- etc....
7. Go back to the motor setup screen as described above and enter the appropriate input numbers for home and limit for each axis and direction. If a direction does not have a switch wired - leave it at zero.
8. Press F10 accept/save.
Apparently you solved the communication issue you were having. Is this correct?
Can you jog/move the axes?
Do all axes move in the correct direction?
Are you limit switches set up correctly?
To set up your limit switches:
In CNC11 software:
F1 -Setup -> F3 Config (pw = 137) ->F2- Mach F2 - Motor
1. Change all your software home and limit switch settings to zeros
2. Press F10 to accept/save
3. Go to the mauin screen
4. Jog all axes tot he middle of travel
5. Now, trip a limit on an axis -if you tripped the + limit, it should only let you move the opposite (minus).
If it lets you move positive while the plus limit is tripped - your limit is incorrectly wired, switch the +
and - limit wires for that axis to correct.
6. When you done this for all axes in both directions, press the "alt" and "i" keys simultaneously, this will bring up the I/O display screen
Trip each input and make a note of what PLC input the X+ trips, the X- etc....
7. Go back to the motor setup screen as described above and enter the appropriate input numbers for home and limit for each axis and direction. If a direction does not have a switch wired - leave it at zero.
8. Press F10 accept/save.
Apparently you solved the communication issue you were having. Is this correct?