Dual Stepper Axis

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Reset
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Dual Stepper Axis

Post by Reset » Sun Jun 07, 2020 4:15 pm

When configuring an axis that needs 2 linked stepper channels, is it possible to use a limit switch for each and home them independently so that you can correct for any skew that happens if the steppers go out of sync when powered off?

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Re: Dual Stepper Axis

Post by Doug » Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:58 pm

No, we do not have that capability.

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Re: Dual Stepper Axis

Post by Reset » Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:12 am

Is it possible to request that feature? Seems like all the hardware is there to do it, it would only require some software tweaks, and this would be huge.

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Re: Dual Stepper Axis

Post by Doug » Mon Jun 08, 2020 6:42 pm

Yes,

We keep a list of bug reports and feature enhancement requests on our github repository. You can submit a feature request by clicking "New Issue" at the following link. I think you will have to create an account on github to do this.

https://github.com/buildbotics/bbctrl-firmware/issues

Doug

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