On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 5:16 PM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 at 21:18, Dave Matthews <n36...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The examples that I have found are for Mesa cards and seem to have a > > lot of stuff in them that I don't have in my .ini and .hal files. > > Have you looked at the supplied sim-axis-gantry config? >
I am pretty sure I looked at it but didn't see the homing switches for both sides. > > Any hints on where I can find the docs on editing the ini and hal > > files to add the second Y home switch and having 4 joint homing? > > The important parts are the [KINS] section and the homing sequence > numbers for the joints here: > https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/configs/sim/axis/gantry/gantry.ini That is what I have been looking for for months. Thank you. The magic section is at the top: [KINS] JOINTS = 4 KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=XYZY kinstype=BOTH # Notes: # KINEMATICS coordinates=value MUST agree with [TRAJ]COORDINATES # > > ----- > > There is a bit more detail here: > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/config/ini-homing.html#_home_sequence > I read through that but didn't absorb the config changes from it. > But, basically, wire up the home switches and make some very small > tweaks to the INI. There isn't much to find as there isn't much to do. > > And I _think_ that Stepconf knows how to do it, so you could make a > config from scratch that matches your machine for reference. I couldn't find a way to make Stepconf do it. I tried both motors on Y and it did what I currently have. It wouldn't allow two switches to be defined on the Y axis. >From that example I should be able to set it up. I may put together the simple how to steps writeup on exactly what to edit and why. Without that github file it is clear as mud. Dave _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
