Re: Looking for green letters

[Matt Shaver <mshaver-at-erols.com>]

dpm-at-enteract.com wrote:

> 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.

The inputs to the STG card are regular TTL inputs and need to be pulled 
up to +5Vdc through a resistor (1k is about right, maybe even 100 ohms 
if you're worried about electrical noise). The switch is connected from 
the input to ground:

(+5Vdc)--/\/\/---(STG Input)---(NC Contacts)---(Ground)

Matt