Thanks Peter, I had to invert the direction on all of my axises to get it working like it used to. Now I just need to figure out if I was moving them in the correct directions or if I had just gotten used to them being wrong.
Alan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 3, 2023, at 2:13 PM, Peter Wallace <p...@mesanet.com> wrote: > On Mon, 3 Jul 2023, Alan Condit via Emc-users wrote: > >> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2023 13:25:29 -0500 >> From: Alan Condit via Emc-users <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> To: EMC-Users <Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Cc: Alan Condit <condit.a...@icloud.com> >> Subject: [Emc-users] Wiring Step Dir on KM5056E >> I am in the process of wiring up a new controller for RPi4 using 7c81 and >> 7i76. In the process of doing so, I discovered that I had wired my >> controller for my PCBMill with a 7i76E Step+ to KM5056E Pulse-, Step- to >> KM5056E Pulse+, Dir+ to KM5056E Dir-, and Dir- to KM5056 Dir+. >> It seems to run fine but, if I correct the connections Step+ to Pulse+, >> Step- to Pulse-, Dir+ to Dir+ and Dir- to Dir- what will happen. I donÿÿt >> really want to break something that works. >> >> Thanks in Advance, >> Alan >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > If it works now and the timings were correct, > it should make no difference. > > You would end up with longer active step pulse times > with inverted step polarity, though you may violate > the direction hold time if the hold time is set short > relative to the step pulse length. > > Peter Wallace > Mesa Electronics _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
