I am really excited that the repeat marking feature is here as it will save me some time on bigger jobs! My problem is that I cannot get the home axis feature to work it is always greyed out. No matter the motor configuration I cannot get it to home at startup either.
I really need this so I can align my fixtures properly for repeatability.
So the question is does this feature work yet?
Also it would be handy if repeat mark was available from the framing window and that I could set my zero position after jogging the external axis.
I hope it comes in a soon to be released update because I would make my process more reliable and I wouldn’t have to realign the fixture every time I shut off my laser.
The ezcad boards support an input for external limit switch for the external axis, IO15 I believe.
I’m with you on this one. I really hope it comes in a patch soon.
I was really excited for repeat marking on my linear table too. It was a bit disappointing to buy the latest version for this feature, and then not be able to do home or reset zero.
The buttons are there so its clearly coming, but its pretty annoying to have buttons and settings displayed as part of a new feature in the release that are not implemented and can’t be used.
Don’t quite follow… these are the only six detectable items for a user to manipulate … they can be on any of the 15 i/o inputs… but you can use only these six operations.
The control board has support for at least one limit switch, which you can use in ezcad2. LightBurn doesnt have the option in the device config to use it yet. The user manual for the control board has one input on the board (I15) which is allocated as XORG0, which is for an origin (home) switch.
I’m not sure i understand.
The use of the board is to run the galvo laser. It has the capability to also control an external positioning motor, most commonly a rotary or linear table. It provides a reference switch input for the external motor to automatically align to.
The input is dedicated at board level for the origin switch, as it’s important during homing to detect and set the origin accurately. That input can also be used as a general purpose to do things like the other 6 options you see.
Most bjjcz control boards for ezcad2 already have this capability and it can be used in ezcad2.
Currently there is no way to implement this functionality from the controller in Lightburn. We need a way to enable and set that input, and the ability to press that greyed out home button and have it automatically move until the switch triggers that input.
