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Probe Issue

Discussion in 'Control Software' started by Daniel Hays, Dec 30, 2023.

  1. Daniel Hays

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    When I am trying to run the probe from the interface or control software when trying to find the z zero it keeps going down until I cancel it. Also when I run the x zero it will try and go to the right of the probe and when I try to run the y zero it will try and go to the top of the probe real slow and after a few seconds it will say it cannot find the zero.
     
  2. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    1) BlackBox firmware up to date? (Section 7.1 of the BlackBox Documentation)
    2) test Probe wiring on Troubleshooting tab (touch plate to clip, does indicator change? - if not recheck wiring)
     
  3. David the swarfer

    David the swarfer OpenBuilds Team
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    seems to me at least Y is going in the wrong direction.

    1. turn off homing
    2. make sure the tool jogs in the correct directions, X+ is tool right, Y+ is tool away, Z+ is tool up
    3. enable homing, make sure it homes toward your switches correctly (a different direction setting to the above!)
    4. calibrate. OpenBuildsCONTROL has a calibration wizard. calibrate over the longest distance you can measure, the default 100mm is just to prevent crashes

    Now your probing has a chance to succeed by going in the correct direction and going the correct distances. (-:
     

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