I am having a problem with my laser. While homing, gantry Will go past the limit switches. I tested the limit switches with metal - they work. On the diagnosis Page on the controler, they also light up. What could be the problem?
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They work when you test them, but it sounds like the piece they are supposed to be sensing is too far away from the sensor. The gap needs to be as small as you can make it. I have mine set with about a 2mm gap. Don’t know if it makes a difference, but both of mine are set for the metal tab to be over then end of the sensor, not the side.
Had to move my limit switches for some modifications. They usually specify within 3 - 5mm of the sensor.
Is this a new machine?
I.E. has it ever worked?
The limit switches will pull the LmtX- (CN4 - pin 4) low, indicating an ‘active’ trigger. The controller will back off the limit a specified amount and re-engage the limit at a slower speed to get as accurate as possible ‘home’.
It sounds like the switch is working and it’s wired properly to the controller, if you are watching the proper LED on the controller react to it.
I don’t know for sure, but I would think the display LEDs are on the controllers buffered side, so I’d expect the signal to be getting to the hardware in the controller.
I think we need more information of how it is acting.
You can do a ‘manual’ home by starting the machine, X axis example. Move the head to the center or opposite side of the machine. Power up/reset and touch the sensor with a screwdriver or other metal object. That axes should stop, back up and then move back to the sensor. When it starts to move back, touch the sensor a second time to tell the controller it has homed properly.
Just for diagnosis purposes. Keep the extra finger on the ‘esc’ key so if it doesn’t stop when you touch the limit you can halt the homing process in the controller.
Machine worked fine before.
I tried, when i touch the fixed limit switch while homing, the laser reacts to it and homes, but when i touch the switch on the X axe, laser doesnt reacts, even tho the light on i turns on.
I shold also add i get hard limit prot message on the controler (for the X axe) only at the bottom half of the machine. On the top half, laser can go to the side until it hits gantry.
When i did some additional tests, i found out thaht machine homes properly, but ONLY if restarted when the head is in the bottom half of the machine.
very strange
When i get it to home properly, XY values are OK - when it homes (from the bottom), values are 0. Ive set workspace to 520x700 mm.
I dont understand why it only homes if started up from the bottom