From 8c2fa2e2d6ff6dda25d5505760ceba4076af9efc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin O'Connor Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 13:10:08 -0500 Subject: stepper: Support for multiple steppers controlling a single axis Allow multiple steppers to be defined for a single cartesian axis. This adds support for dual-z setups. Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor --- config/example-extras.cfg | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) (limited to 'config') diff --git a/config/example-extras.cfg b/config/example-extras.cfg index 97183b7c..67b725b4 100644 --- a/config/example-extras.cfg +++ b/config/example-extras.cfg @@ -27,6 +27,24 @@ # activation. +# Multi-stepper axes. On a cartesian style printer, the stepper +# controlling a given axis may have additional config blocks defining +# steppers that should be stepped in concert with the primary +# stepper. One may define any number of sections with a numeric suffix +# starting at 1 (for example, "stepper_z1", "stepper_z2", etc.). +#[stepper_z1] +#step_pin: ar36 +#dir_pin: ar34 +#enable_pin: !ar30 +#step_distance: .005 +# See the example.cfg for the definition of the above parameters. +#endstop_pin: ^ar19 +# If an endstop_pin is defined for the additional stepper then the +# stepper will home until the endstop is triggered. Otherwise, the +# endstop will home until the endstop on the primary stepper for the +# axis is triggered. + + # Heater cooling fans (one may define any number of sections with a # "heater_fan" prefix). A "heater fan" is a fan that will be enabled # whenever its associated heater is active. In the event of an MCU -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2