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by rbmcginnis
Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:55 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Homing Gantry with individual inputs
Replies: 2
Views: 587

Homing Gantry with individual inputs

I desire to do automatic homing of my gantry with individual x, y, z, y' home switches.

All documentation I can find says I need to have three inputs go into HomeAll. This bugs me. Is there a way I can use four separate inputs?
by rbmcginnis
Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Slave Y axis with C86ACCP
Replies: 5
Views: 1198

Re: Slave Y axis with C86ACCP

Great info from Arturo at C86ACCP. The slaving only duplicates the step and direction signal. It does not support squaring, backlash, or dual homing switches. The Acorn is just configured for three axes. If you do not have a rotary 4th axis and want to use the Acorn's gantry/slaving features, then i...
by rbmcginnis
Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:11 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Slave Y axis with C86ACCP
Replies: 5
Views: 1198

Slave Y axis with C86ACCP

I am building a machine with parallel Y axes that spin in the same direction. I am confused about the setup. I am planning on wiring: x-x yslave - slaveXY (with jumpers set to YSlave) y-y z-z a-not connected. I have seen other suggestions to connect yslave to A and let the Acorn do all of the slavin...
by rbmcginnis
Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:54 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Newbie converting a PM-728VT
Replies: 83
Views: 28713

Re: Newbie converting a PM-728VT

DesertRider - did you decide to use just the one Acorn 24v power supply? I have the same question.