I've got a four-axis breakout board that I'm using LinuxCNC's 
Stepconf setup to drive quite happily - at least in the testing 
stages - using the supplied sample g-code files. If I try to set 
up a 3-axis config, Stepconf happily obliges: but the output to 
the motors seems to be a lathe config, i.e., X and Z axes 
operational, with Y missing, even though the INI and HAL files 
look sane.

I can't work out what is going wrong: I've wondered that it 
might have something to do with the Campbell Designs "Combo" BoB 
that I'm using - but I can't see why this should be the case. 
That is purely a guess at this stage, with the software (2.5.2 
and 2.5.3), Gecko 203V drives and motors all appearing to 
function fine under the 4-axis mill config. Removing Drive "A" 
entirely from circuit (signals and power) didn't make 
difference. I haven't done anything weird using the stepconf 
wizard. The drives all had their pins inverted in Stepconf, 
being 203Vs (and they're working perfectly under the 4-axis 
regime anyway, see above).

How can a 3-axis Stepconf mill config come out at the sharp end 
as a lathe setup? It's got me beat. Any ideas?

Cheers,
Alex.


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