setting up 2 motors on one axis not working
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01 May 2025 19:17 #327462
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Hey,after 2 years i am finally using 7i96 mesa card. I am trying to set up the motors for my router and the y has 2 motors. i set up both in the pnc conf- one is the main y and the other is tandem Y2. when I then go to the motor testing and setup only one spins when I test. both motors work and when I swap around connectors everything works, including when I set them up as x y z. But when I have 2 motors on one axis only one spins. I wanted to give you the hal file but when I plug in a USB stick it does not pop-up (still very new to this). Here are some pictures. Let me know if I can give you something or how I can get the USB to work so I can download the file haha. Thanks in advance
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01 May 2025 19:31 #327463
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Update. when i go to the linux cnc I get 4 joints instead of x y z.
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01 May 2025 20:01 #327465
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Do both Y have limit/home switches?
They must be set in the wizard for each Y.
They must be set in the wizard for each Y.
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02 May 2025 10:40 #327489
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None of them have a limit switch yet.
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02 May 2025 14:07 #327501
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Do not set tandem axis, it does not work without home switches.
Set it as a normal XYZ machine and wire the two Y motors/drives to the same stepgen/output, be it physically or in hal.
Set it as a normal XYZ machine and wire the two Y motors/drives to the same stepgen/output, be it physically or in hal.
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02 May 2025 16:27 #327510
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thank you tommy. i will try adding home switches.
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