On 08/08/2017 09:42 PM, Dan Bloomquist wrote:
I have not set homing up on my mill yet, I've been mulling it over. A
switch is not satisfying unless there is a way to keep from hunting
for it, can't imagine...
So it occurred to me to us a laser range finder. Then lcnc would know
where the table is without having to move on boot. It does not have to
be accurate like to mm as I probably never have to mill to the limit
switches, and even then....
So I started to look around out there, this is amazing for the price:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/VL53L0X-Time-of-Flight-Distance-Sensor-Breakout-GY-VL53L0XV2-Module-for-Arduino-/201718280643>
I would not have to drill or bond the hardware, it is so light that a
microwave magnet to hold it would be overkill. Has any one done this
yet? Or am I missing something fundamental that makes it a bad idea?
Thanks, Dan.
Can you live with 1 mm resolution at 2 meters? And that's plus or minus
10%.
Mark
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