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RickMcConney / PenPlotter

Polar graph controler that uses repetier firmware. Inspired by work at http://www.polargraph.co.uk
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Switching Z Servo to Stepper #30

Open akzmonster opened 4 years ago

akzmonster commented 4 years ago

So, first off, this is awesome! It would be nice if I could implement end-stops so that it could auto home on startup every time, but that's not a big deal right now.

What I would really like to do is switch the Z servo for the Z stepper. Is there anything I have to do or should I just plug in the Z motor and go?

RickMcConney commented 4 years ago

You will need to modify the sendPenUp and sendPenDown routines in the comm.pde file to send G0 Z commands instead of servo commands. An example can be seen in the routines of the same name in the export.pde file. It will use the go Z gcodes if the export file ends with .cnc

akzmonster commented 4 years ago

Awesome, thanks! I'll check it out later today.