BitZero v2 Installation

[HeyKoolAid (Mark)]

Hi there - Are there any videos available that show the end-to-end installation and setup process for the BitZero v2? I could only find setup, no installation.

Thanks.

[Jeffish (Jeff de Ruiter)]

Not a video but the manual is a good reference
https://guides.carbide3d.com/files/pdf/BitZero_V2_Shapeoko.pdf

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Installation depends on the specific machine — for the SO5 Pro it’s plug into the BitZero port at the front of the machine:

shapeoko51pro_assembly_3.pdf

For the SO4 and Pro there’s a BitZero/Probe connector on the controller, for the SO3 use the Reserved header as noted in the instructions, or if you have both a BitZero and BitSetter, the P(robe) connector on the PCB Expansion Adapter.

For usage, we have some videos:

While for the Nomad 3, this should still be applicable:

and this is for the v1, but covers the basic concepts:

I wrote a bit on probing at:

Machine Motion | Design into 3D

c.f.,

Using/verifying the BitZero

Here is how I check out the functionality of the machine/BitZero: first check that you have sent the correct Z-axis configuration This can be easily done by jogging down to the wasteboard surface, setting zero, then using the Rapid Position command to lift 6mm above the current zero — measure how much the machine moved — if it’s wrong: open the Log Window go to the MDI (EDIT: Note that it will need to be enabled in options in current versions) and send $$ and check that the Z-axis steps/mm …