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McWire Z-Axis Stepper Directions

Posted by Demented Chihuahua 
McWire Z-Axis Stepper Directions
February 06, 2008 11:39PM
Maybe I'm just being dense here but can anybody tell me how to get my z-axis to drive DOWN to the home position instead of UP? Everything on my machine is finished but I can't seem to find any preference settings for saying that my z-axis goes down to the print surface and not that my print surface goes up to the print head. Ideas?

A frustrated
Demented Chihuahua
VDX
Re: McWire Z-Axis Stepper Directions
February 07, 2008 01:15AM
Hi Demented,

... when you didn't find a software-aproach, then you can reconnect the stepper-wires, so it would turn the other way, or simply invert the DIR-pin ...

Viktor
Re: McWire Z-Axis Stepper Directions
February 07, 2008 04:25PM
its much easier: simply plug in the stepper connection 'backwards'

however, i think we should update the software so that it homes at the top. otherwise you have to precisely align the physical stuff so that it works instead of stepping a certain number.
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