Re: Looking for green letters

[dpm-at-enteract.com]

   >Ray wrote:
   >
   >> Do you get axis jog when you press + or - on xemc or the arrow keys?  
   >> 
   >> What happens when you press the home widget in xemc.
   >
   >Like Ray is saying, the numbers turn from yellow to green when each axis 
   >is homed. Assuming you can jog, when you select an axis and hit the home 
   >button, that axis should start seeking slowly towards the home switch 
   >(speed & direction are configurable), and should stop (or reverse, or 
   >continue a little further depending on the configuration in the .ini 
   >file) when the switch is activated. At that point the numbers turn 
   >green. If you set the home switch polarity such that it matches the 
   >state that the input bit naturally floats toward, then the axis should 
   >home immediately when you push the home button.
   >
   >Matt


Dear list,
 First I would like to thank you for the time you have already spent on helping us reach our goal of a complete EMC and for any future assistance. We have poured over the linuxcnc.org handbook, and we are certainly no stranger to the mailing list (we have read the entire archive attempting to find our solution). We know how supportive all you guys can be, and would just like to say we appreciate it. 

Now, to answer Ray's questions: 

> Do you get axis jog when you press + or - on xemc or the arrow keys?  
Yes, we beleive we are controlling the axis motion by holding down the + or - button.

> What happens when you press the home widget in xemc.
After pressing the home button the selected axis moves in a positive direction at a very slow rate of speed (as specified by us in the ini velocity settings). At first we were unsure of when or where it would stop, as we have no home switches installed. We watched it creep along as the numbers slowly increased on the screen. We tried fiddling with the home switch wires that go into the STG input, trying to trigger a home switch, but to no avail.

We knew the numbers should go green when homed, however, we were never able to make it think the home switch has been triggered. Matt's posting seems to have jarred my brain loose from whatever loop it was stuck in. I never thought to try closing the switch before I homed the axis. 

This will be a good experiment, and I will attempt it, per chance, after work today.

To Be Continued...

Jason and Joe