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General Category => SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories => Topic started by: Tony Bullard on December 06, 2020, 03:04:24 PM

Title: SmartBOB probes on encoder inputs
Post by: Tony Bullard on December 06, 2020, 03:04:24 PM

How many probes are supported on the plugin? May I use inputs from another plugin?
Thanks for any help.

Title: Re: SmartBOB probes on encoder inputs
Post by: 12strings on December 07, 2020, 12:24:36 AM

I believe the PMDX plug-in supports only one probe and it must be mapped to the input signal Mach4 calls "Probe" (and G31), not any of the "ProbeX" where "X" is a number (and the corresponding G31.X) .  See the PMDX plug-in release notes section 9, "Probing Features and Restrictions".  I'm pretty sure the probe can be connected to any input pin on whichever SmartBOB you have, but it must be an input on the SmartBOB.  It cannot be on any other board.  That is because the probing motion happens IN the SmartBOB, not in Mach4, and the SmartBOB can only see signals physically attached to it.

Title: Re: SmartBOB probes on encoder inputs
Post by: Tony Bullard on December 07, 2020, 08:10:39 AM

Thank you. The PMDX plug-in release notes section 9, "Probing Features and Restrictions" explained this very well. I appreciate your help.