[Emc-users] Probing (was Re: Homing)

2008-10-05 Thread Jeff Epler
I didn't make it through the video, but emc supports probing with G38.2. G38.2 probe does a straight movement and records the feedback position at the time a digital input goes TRUE. It then decelerates the axis within machine constraints. The resulting values are stored in interpreter

Re: [Emc-users] Probing (was Re: Homing)

2008-10-05 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, A comment on the probing cycle at the URL in Jeff's post. If the center of the probe is not EXACTLY aligned with the centerline of the spindle the coordinates obtained will not be accurate to the center of the spindle. A probe calibration routine to determine and save the