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Note that the travel limit switches are now is a “Dead Man” mode. If you accidentally drive the carriage too far and it trips a switch, the CNC will go into error mode and you will need to manually resolve. | Note that the travel limit switches are now is a “Dead Man” mode. If you accidentally drive the carriage too far and it trips a switch, the CNC will go into error mode and you will need to manually resolve. | ||
To assist you in preventing this problem, enable the “Soft Limits” button. | To assist you in preventing this problem, enable the “Soft Limits” button. | ||
<br>[[File:141-Soft-Limits.jpg]] | |||
The behavior will now be that the controller will not allow you to go out of limits. You will hear a noticeable slowing down in the motion if you try to drive it too close to the edge. | The behavior will now be that the controller will not allow you to go out of limits. You will hear a noticeable slowing down in the motion if you try to drive it too close to the edge. | ||
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The Secret Key => TAB. This will turn on/off the manual controls: | The Secret Key => TAB. This will turn on/off the manual controls: | ||
<br>[[File:141-MPG-Mode-1.jpg]] | |||
Note that Green is Positive direction and Red is negative. | Note that Green is Positive direction and Red is negative. | ||
Also, the direction of the arrows match the direction of the 3 axis (left => left, up => up, etc) | Also, the direction of the arrows match the direction of the 3 axis (left => left, up => up, etc) | ||
Once you have positioned the carriage in the perfect position, click on each of the “Zero X” buttons. | Once you have positioned the carriage in the perfect position, click on each of the “Zero X” buttons. | ||
== Step 4 – Determining the Bit height == | == Step 4 – Determining the Bit height == | ||