Ian, You have settings defined in your .ini file for limit switches on each axis but no switches connected - i.e. EMC2 thinks that the switches are open circuit which is the default for a triggered switch. Consequently, the program won't let you do anything in case you damage the machine. The solution is to manually edit the .ini file in a text editor (gedit) and, in the 'axes' section for each axis, zero the references to HOME_xxxxxx ( but not the LIMIT entries which set the soft limits ). Alternatively, create a new setup with EMC2's config wizard for the machine as it exists - not as you hope it will be when it is finished...
Ian Ian R Upton wrote: > Gentlefolk, > > I have slowly constructed my little cnc router/mill. > > Hardware for X, Y ans Z axis all done > Electronics and cabling on the way (Z axis OK, Y & Z drivers built > (need testing and setup), limit swiches to be done. > > All the testing of the Z axis has been done with the EMC stepper wizard. > > To proceed with testing I switched to Axis. Created a small test file > which simply turned the tool motor on and off. > > No success! > Used standard default settings. > > When I attempt to turn on the machine using F2 (I presume this is > necessary) I get three nasty messages which I presume are for the > 3 sets of limit switches (which I have defined on pins 10-12 of the > printer port). > > The message is "Joint 0 on limits switch error", and the same for 1 and 2. > > I cannot find anything in the doco or web searches on this. > > I have constructed a test setup for the printer port through which I can > tie the limit switch pins high and low, no change. > > Can anyone point me in the correct direction please???? > > Ian. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2908 - Release Date: 05/31/10 > 07:25:00 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
