Hi, I'm running the BBB with the Probotix breakout board; but I don't have any limit switches. How do I make it to where I can manually home the machine? (it's on an entirely different setup, not a comet)
any help would be appreciated. -Jim On Friday, August 15, 2014 at 9:32:46 AM UTC-6, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > I finally crafted some example configurations for the gantry HAL > component I wrote some time ago. These specific configs are for a Comet > router from Probotix, but should work as a starting point for any gantry > style system that has a homing switch available for each gantry joint > (ie: Shapeoko or similar). > > Video on Youtube: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XhIoDV8Hp8 > > Configs are in a github PR (already merged while I was typing!): > https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/pull/276 > > The relevant portions of the config in the HAL file: > > Splitting one commanded position into two with the gantry comp: > > https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/configs/ARM/BeagleBone/Probotix/Comet.hal#L54-L62 > > > Home/limit switch setup: > > https://github.com/machinekit/machinekit/blob/master/configs/ARM/BeagleBone/Probotix/Comet.hal#L105-L111 > > > Holler if there are any questions! > > -- > Charles Steinkuehler > [email protected] <javascript:> > > -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
