Using the shielded wire definitely helped!
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:34 PM, Bryce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On the switches I have it only has the NO connection. I opened the
> halscope and It looked like it was triggering pretty bad when it was not
> supposed to. I was just using some regular unshielded wire and it was being
> run pretty close to the stepper wires.... I have some shielded wire that I
> am going to try this weekend. I'll let you all know what I figure out.
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:06 AM, John Thornton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Bryce,
>>
>> If this is a typical micro switch you can move one wire and use the N/C
>> set of
>> contacts and that is the prefered way to connect a limit switch. Then
>> change back to
>> Both Limit + Home and when you start up if you get joint 0 limit switch
>> error (and
>> your not sitting on the limit switch) change the invert check box. If you
>> still get the
>> error randomly then suspect noise/loose connection or other electrical
>> problems.
>>
>> Once you solve the above and if you still have a homing problem what home
>> related settings did you use to set up that axis with in the wizard?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On 15 Oct 2008 at 15:20, Bryce Johnson wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > I just installed a homing/limit switch to try it out. It is a NO
>> > switch. I loaded up the stepconf and put that it was a X axis home and
>> > limit switch. When I started it up I got "joint 0 limit switch error"
>> > or something like that. I eventually changed it to just a homing
>> > switch.
>> >
>> > I got it to home but it would be be a little jerky. It would move
>> > forward toward home. Pause. Move forward again. All seemingly random.
>> > When it hit home it appeared to home properly. Could it be noise on
>> > the line? Are this two issues related?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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