Rotary attachment on U-Axis with RD6445G

[eryngium]

I build rotary attachment for Ruida RD6445G
Works on U-Axis with additional driver after patching.

On my video i show how to build, patching, setting, and test.

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[ednisley]

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Works on U-Axis with additional driver after patching

Some previous discussions on making the U axis work with a rotary may be informative:

4-wheel rotary finally fixed, calibrated and working with RD 6445-S older

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Is there a Firmware version for my 6445G(EC) that will allow LB to select any Rotary axis other than Y?

Hi folks, I’m pretty new at forum posting, but with all the searching forums and trying different firmware versions, I’ve just about given up on getting the U-axis (or A-axis) to be selectable in LB. It works just fine in RDworks, but LB won’t allow anything other than the Y-axis to be selected in the Rotary Axis setup. I’ve tried 4 different firmware versions for the 6445G, and LB still ghosts the Z and A axis boxes. 15.01.15 through 15.01.30. Does it really end up with having to use a mechani…