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--- quickstart:mycnc-quick-start:probe_setup [2020/02/14 13:39] – ivan
+++ quickstart:mycnc-quick-start:probe_setup [2021/08/04 14:18] (current) – ivan
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 =====Setting up the probe tool=====
-The probe tool is currently being sold as part of some myCNC kits. The main sensor looks like the image below:
+The probe tool below is included in of some myCNC kits //(NOTE: As of August 2021, the probe tool is no longer sold as part of our kits)//. The main sensor looks like the image below:
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 ====Probing Wizard Setup====
+A video recap of the probing wizard setup instructions is available on our YouTube channel:
+{{youtube>uFM9FY9FFPo?large}}
 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 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/M109** button after setting the particular port desired (Port 9 for this example). This port can be any of the input ports that are available on your control board, as there isn't a dedicated probing port assigned by default. This setting will be automatically mirrored in the **CNC Settings > Triggers/Timers** window. After pressing the **Enable Probe Sensor** button, some necessary commands such as M108, M109 and TRIG04 will be automatically set up.
+{{:mycnc:mill-probe-software-003.jpg}}
-. In **CNC Settings > PLC > Hardware PLC**, check that the command **TRIG04** is created. The program should contain the following code:
+//NOTE: The port should always be specified to be normally open in the above window. If the sensor port is normally closed, then it can be inverted in Hardware Settings and set to be "normally open" in the probing config window (with the Rising Edge trigger in Triggers/Timers).//
+. In **CNC Settings > PLC > Hardware PLC**, check that the command **TRIG04** is created. The program should contain the following code:
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+Add the TRIG04 command manually if it has not been generated automatically (typically not necessary).
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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 (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.
-{{:mycnc:mill-probe-software-003.jpg}}
-. 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).
+. Make sure that the TRIG04 trigger has been automatically enabled in Inputs/Outputs/Sensors > Triggers/Timers:
+{{:quickstart:mycnc-quick-start:mill-probe-software-007.png}}
 The probe wizard setup should now be complete.