I am trying to measure a new tool with the bitsetter in CM but when it touches the bitsetter probe it just starts jackhammering the bitsetter until it errors out or I stop it manually. I have video but I am not allowed to upload mp4 files to this forum.
Any one have any ideas why this would be happening?
This is the first time I have attempted this since upgrading to the new HDZ spindle combination.
First, connect to the machine and go to Settings | Debug, then press the BitSetter button — does it register as a Probe input?
Send photos showing how it is mounted and wired up and connected to support@carbide3d.com — until this is worked out, disable the BitSetter and use the machine w/ only one tool per file.
If you swapped the Z axis out to the HDZ you’ll have to tell that to CM. Run the setup Wizzard and see if that helps. Also, is the Bitsetter engaged?
The bitsetter is engaged in CM and the red power light comes on when I press the button on the bitsetter. However, it does not register in the debug window under Settings.
I did also run the setup wizard in CM to configure it for HDZ and VFD spindle after getting everything upgraded.
Glad you got it figured out.
I was about to suggest that if you have a BitZero and it works properly then it sounds like there is a disconnect between the BitSetter and the splitter board, or a bad splitter board.
I can remember having problems making a dimmer switch work when I was first learning how to do electrical work. My dad told me, “Sometimes it’s the equipment,” when I had tried everything I knew to do, and darn it! Wasn’t it the equipment!
This topic and thread made me think of that. Glad you found the fix.