Hi, been lurking here a while. Finally got a CNC router. It is a Blackfoot DIY machine. I got it used and disassembled. I am not exactly sure why the wiring was removed completely before disassembly but it was. I have most of it wired up and can actually make sawdust now.
I found quite a few threads, but not exactly what I was looking for and didn't want to resurrect a post from 2006. (maybe I'm not searching the right keywords)
Anyway I really want to get the home and limits working, right now all I have is the E-stop switch.
I have the CNC4PC C1 Parallel BoB. Currently I have E-stop on 10 and 13 has a jumper (that was in place) which from the settings in Mach3 is the limit switches. 15 is set as probe for zeroing
I have 2 switches on each axis and was thinking I could use one on each axis as the home switch. I wired the other 3 in series as NC and they work.
I wired the other 3 in Parallel to be my Home switches, my problem is I don't have enough inputs for everything.
I have 5 available, but have six things to input.
I guess my question is can the E-stop and the Limit switches share one input? That would leave me 3 for home and 1 for probe.
another thing, the wiring diagram i found from Jerry Clark /2006 shows 3 switches per axis. Should I go ahead and put in a 3rd switch or is 1 home and 1 limit per axis enough?
Thanks