KFlop/Kanalog/Mach3

Waterjet. X & Y are servos. Z is a stepper. Upgrading from SmoothStepper because I want c losed loop control on X &Y with linear encoders.
Everything setup on Kanalog. Can jog using KMotionCNC. Encoders are working in KMotion.

1) Mach3. Config. Ports & Pins. Do I enter an address for Port 1 and 2?

2) X & Y are analog. Do I enable them in Motor Outputs, or just the Z (stepper) axis?

3) KMotion. Axis. Enable activates closed loop control. Hitting a limit switch disables. I am using Opto 6 and Opto 7 (Kanalog bits 150 & 151). How do I turn these on/off instead of Enable?
3A) How do I turn Enable back on?

Hi Kiethkyll,

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1) Mach3. Config. Ports & Pins. Do I enter an address for Port 1 and 2?

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No. Parallel Ports are not used when using KFLOP. Just leave the defaults.

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X & Y are analog. Do I enable them in Motor Outputs, or just the Z (stepper) axis?

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Yes. Mach3 needs to have those enabled or it won't generate the motion for the axis. Enable them and set the to a dummy port like 0.

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3) KMotion. Axis. Enable activates closed loop control. Hitting a limit switch disables. I am using Opto 6 and Opto 7 (Kanalog bits 150 & 151). How do I turn these on/off instead of Enable?
3A) How do I turn Enable back on?

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I think you should do both. Disable the KFLOP Axis channel and the amplifier. See the watchenable.c example:

Code:

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#include "KMotionDef.h"
main()
{
        for (;;)  //loop forever
        {
                WaitNextTimeSlice();

                if (ch0->Enable)
                        SetBit(152);
                else
                        ClearBit(152);
        }
}

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HTH
Regards
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I am unable to home in Mach3. It zeros, but won't move stages. Don't see a message - doesn't look like it's calling the C program.
Dell laptop. Windows 7 home premium. Latest version of Mach 3. Plasma config for Waterjet system.
Do we have version issues?
Followed this thread:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/dynomo...ml#post1457956

I can jog all 3 axis. Encoders are working.

Hi Kiethkyll,

Did you make a C Program? If so please post it.

Is it specified in the Mach3 | Config Plugins | Dynomotion | Home | Home User Program ?

Are you pushing Ref ALL Home in Mach3?

Try setting to the Mach3Home.c example to see if at least messages appear in the KMotion Console Screen.

Regards