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  1. #1
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    Angry 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    So I got brand new, shiny 3D finder from https://www.sorotec.de/shop/3D-Finde...nsor-6411.html
    Connected it, spent some time getting it perfectly calibrated. A few fun hours in a workshop. I followed instructions, set all the parameters. So far so good.

    Then I triggered "Calibrate Z" under Calibrate Probe Z Height - it worked just as expected. In 3D finder manual, it recommended to run it several times - so without doing or touching anything, I triggered "Calibrate Z" again. It worked as expected as well.

    But after that it followed by a full speed negative Z plunge of about 10-15 mm straight into the ball bearing.

    As a result, I no longer have a 3D finder.


    I understand that somehow I should have known that triggering auto calibration will result in this crash, I just don't what I have missed.

  2. #2
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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    Are you using a Chinese motion controller?
    Gerry

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  3. #3
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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    Are you using a Chinese motion controller?
    No, I'm using CSMIO/IP-M from https://en.cs-lab.eu

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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    CSMIO uses custom probing macros, and I've heard of a lot of users having trouble with probing with their controllers.
    Gerry

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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    CSMIO uses custom probing macros, and I've heard of a lot of users having trouble with probing with their controllers.
    I did not use the custom probing macros, just the Mach4 interface. Also this is a calibration process, no the probing it self.

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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    I don't know how the CS Labs Mach4 plugin works, but my guess is that it caused the problem.
    Gerry

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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    Quote Originally Posted by ger21 View Post
    I don't know how the CS Labs Mach4 plugin works, but my guess is that it caused the problem.
    Well this is highly unlikely - this is just a bug in Mach4. Sending regular gcode to the controller works just fine - its when you actually use Mach4 software you get into all kinds of problems due to horribly written software.

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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    Quote Originally Posted by bergstar View Post
    Well this is highly unlikely - this is just a bug in Mach4. Sending regular gcode to the controller works just fine - its when you actually use Mach4 software you get into all kinds of problems due to horribly written software.
    Definately moving over to UCCNC when I get tired of Mach3.
    Mach4 sounds like a buggy pos everywhere I look.

  9. #9
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    Re: 3D finder, crashed on auto Z calibration

    Quote Originally Posted by dazp1976 View Post
    Definately moving over to UCCNC when I get tired of Mach3.
    Mach4 sounds like a buggy pos everywhere I look.
    Yes indeed. Especially after watching this video:


    I feel like step by step I had all the issues he experienced.

    I will be moving to LinuxCNC.

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