Trent - I'll give it a whirl:
1. Same here - I've got the switches in the DRAWER and the wire ready - but haven't installed the switches either - So same boat! I wish you could "command the movement as you tried - don't think so. Have you used the little (on screen) joystick to move the axes yet?
2. You can zero each axis individually in the newer versions of MACH2 right on the main "positioning" screen - the tab says zero X I recall, else you can zero (al I think) on the diagonstic screen.
3. You can set up the keys you jog with using the config set ups - it asks what key for X+/- etc.
4. Gotta figure that one out myself - but got 3/4 of them I think! Cheers - Jim
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