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  1. #1
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    Touch plate with Arduino/GRBL and Estlcam

    Hi,

    I want my touch plate to work with my Proxon MF70 CNC machine, which is connected to rhe GRBL arduino shield an operated frem Estlcam.
    it works well, but i cannot get the touch plate function to work from Estlcam.
    i connect the two touch plare wires to GND abd SEL pins on the GRBL board, but it is like Estlcam does not "see" this input.
    Anyone knows how i can set this up in Estlcam, i have bere in the section where i can configure inputs, also for "prope" which is what Estlcam calle the touch plate function, but i do not understand how to adress the specific SEL pin on the GRBL board, from this setup section.
    can anybody help?

  2. #2
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    Re: Touch plate with Arduino/GRBL and Estlcam

    I do not know of it will work, but i found this message on the internet!
    Units has to be millimeters, I could not get the probe to work with Inches.
    i connect the two touch plare wires to GND abd SEL pins on the GRBL board, but it is like Estlcam does not "see" this input
    The probe should be connected to the A5 input on the arduino.
    I also found this text on the net
    I'm using proximity sensors for my limit switches. If you are having trouble with your Z axis limit switches not working, try swapping the connector over to the Spindle Enable pins... There are two versions of GRBL, one that uses the old z limit and one that swaps it over. I also hooked up a touch probe and created a macro so it measures the z height of your work accurately by finding the height at medium speed, then again at low speed.
    Hope it helps

  3. #3
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    Re: Touch plate with Arduino/GRBL and Estlcam

    I just tested this on my machine, probe is connected to A5. You should see the probe position reported.
    Grbl 1.1f ['$' for help]
    ?
    <Idle|WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000|Bf:15,127|FS:0,0|WCO: 0.000,0.000,0.000>
    ok
    G38.2 X1 Y1 Z 1 F10
    [PRB:0.227,0.400,0.227:1]
    ok

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