I have the proxies assigned to software encoders and i have each software
encoder linked to joint index enable and encoder index enable as per the
help file... It shouldn't really care if it's an encoder or a prox for the
index pulse, it's just looking for a signal.

I'll send a snip of my hal file. I just turned my machine back on

Phil T.
The Feral Engineer

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On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 12:54 AM Sam Sokolik <[email protected]> wrote:

> Because - I think in that situation - the index pulse also goes to the
> encoder counter and resets the encoder count to zero.   You don't have that
> happening because you don't have an encoder counter.
>
> On Sat, Apr 3, 2021, 11:49 PM Feral Engineer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I mean it's kinda what I'm trying to do now, but I'd like to get it
> > to work native to how I think it should in my mind.
> >
> > Here's what the page says:
> > When using encoder index homing, the home switch offset is calculated
> from
> > the encoder reference position, after the home switch has been tripped.
> >
> > To me, it sounds like it should hit the switch, back up until it finds
> the
> > "encoder index" pulse and zero right there. Why it moves and zeroes at
> its
> > original power up location is messing with my head.
> >
> > Phil T.
> > The Feral Engineer
> >
> > Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at
> > www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 12:39 AM Sam Sokolik <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Initially I would just try 'and-ing' the 2 in hal or classic ladder and
> > run
> > > strait to the home input.  (Not using the home to index)
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 3, 2021, 11:20 PM Feral Engineer <
> [email protected]
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Mechanical switch and a proximity sensor (mechanical on 7i76 input 5,
> > > prox
> > > > on input 30, powered by output 15 after latching input 5)
> > > >
> > > > Stepper motors, 7i76e board, emco pc turn 55. It originally had this
> > > setup
> > > > (dual switch and prox home sequence). Tried doing this a while back
> but
> > > > gave up, then had the idea to try and circumvent the weird return to
> > > random
> > > > spot via ladder logic, to no avail.
> > > >
> > > > Phil T.
> > > > The Feral Engineer
> > > >
> > > > Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at
> > > > www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 12:15 AM Sam Sokolik <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > So your not using an actual encoder to home but using a home switch
> > and
> > > > an
> > > > > 'index' pulse.   Thinking out loud - in a normal homing sequence -
> > the
> > > > > index would reset the encoder counts to zero.  In effect you don't
> > have
> > > > > that functionality.   Is this steppers?  Using a Stepgens of some
> > kind?
> > > > > Maybe that needs to be reset somehow?  Again - thinking out loud
> and
> > it
> > > > is
> > > > > late.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Apr 3, 2021, 10:58 PM Feral Engineer <
> > > [email protected]
> > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Finally getting back around to messing with this mechanical/prox
> > home
> > > > > > issue. See attached video link. I show what it is doing and
> explain
> > > > what
> > > > > I
> > > > > > want it to do.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for your help
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://youtu.be/XVz6v2YNXJQ
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Phil T.
> > > > > > The Feral Engineer
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics
> at
> > > > > > www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer
> > > > > >
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