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--- quickstart:mycnc-quick-start:probe_setup [2019/09/16 11:53] – ivan
+++ quickstart:mycnc-quick-start:probe_setup [2020/09/04 10:17] – ivan
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-====Probing Wizard Setup in Mill profile====
+====Probing Wizard Setup====
-In order to properly set up a probe system on a mill profile from scratch on your machine (especially if the software has not, for any reason, been updated to its latest version) please check the following:
+In order to properly set up a probe system from scratch on your machine (especially if the software has not, for any reason, been updated to its latest version) please check the following:
-. In **CNC Settings > PLC > Hardware PLC**, check that the command **TRIG04** is created. The program should contain the following code:
+. In order to specify the particular port that you are using for your sensor, go to Go to **CNC Settings > Probing Wizard > Probing Config** and click the **Enable Probe sensor protection** button after setting the particular port desired (Port 9 for this example). This setting will be automatically mirrored in the **CNC Settings > Triggers/Timers** window.
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+. In **CNC Settings > PLC > Hardware PLC**, check that the command **TRIG04** is created. The program should contain the following code:
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-. In **CNC Settings > Probing Wizard > Probing Macro Wizard**, click **Generate All Probing Macros** and **Generate PLC Probing procedure M288**. Among other settings, this generates the necessary windows for the popup screens of the probe sensor (popups 20, 21 and 22).
+. In **CNC Settings > Probing Wizard > Probing Macro Wizard**, click **Generate All Probing Macros** and **Generate PLC Probing procedure M288**. Among other settings, this generates the necessary windows for the popup screens of the probe sensor (popup 21 and 22).
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 . After generating the M288 probing procedure, head into **CNC Settings > Config > PLC > Hardware PLC** and click the **Save All**, **Build All** and **Send** buttons to trigger the PLC disk image reflashing process:
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-. In order to specify the particular port that you are using for your sensor, go to Go to **CNC Settings > Probing Wizard > Probing Config** and click the **Enable Probe sensor protection** button after setting the particular port desired (Port 9 for this example). This setting will be automatically mirrored in the **CNC Settings > Triggers/Timers** window.
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-. Double-check the TRIG04 procedure from Step 1, and edit it back to the code above if it had been changed (this can occur on older versions of the software).
+. Double-check the TRIG04 procedure from Step 2, and edit it back to the code above if it had been changed (this can occur on older versions of the software).
 The probe wizard setup should now be complete.
+//NOTE: Please not that probing configuration is separate from setting up items such as collision sensors, emergency stop buttons, etc, due to the use of different macros / PLC procedures. //
 ====Using the probe sensor in myCNC software====