Re: EMC Homing Switches

[William Scalione <scalione-at-netarrant.net>]

Ray wrote:
> 
 
> 
> You are correct. about the nature of pin 12.  Only one switch connected to
> it can be activated at a time.   These switches are expected to be
> wired in parallel if you are using normally open switches and in series if
> you are using normally closed.
> 
> But the process of touching the switch and then moving the axis enough to
> reset that switch can be set up in the ini file.  It's HOME_OFFSET and I
> set mine to 0.1000.
> 
> What EMC does is watch for pin twelve to switch and then moves the
> distance of the home_offset value and calls that home.  You will still
> have to home each axis separately but home_offset will see to it that you
> aren't sitting on a switch when you try to home the next one.
> 

Ray

OK, That makes sense. It didn't seem like I should have to home X, then move
X manually off of home in order to home Y or Z.

Thanks for the clarification.

Bill