Enable Slave Axis in Mach4

There are 2 configuration options:

Homing with Home/Limit switch on the Master:

First: In the Mach4 software go to Configure=>Mach=>Axis Mapping

Select which motor is the slave under Slave 1

Second: Configure=>Plugins=>HiCON

Select the motor that you want to be the master and uncheck the Independent Master-Slave Home and make sure that the index pulse is unchecked.

Select the motor that you want to be the slave and uncheck the Independent Master-Slave Home and make sure that the index pulse is unchecked.

Third: Configure=>Mach=>Input Signals

Make sure that the slave axis home switch, Motor - and Motor + are disabled 

Homing with Home/Limit switch on Master and Slave:

First: In the Mach4 software go to Configure=>Mach=>Axis Mapping

Select which motor is the slave under Slave 1

Second: Configure=>Plugins=>HiCON

Select the motor that you want to be the master and check the Independent Master-Slave Home and make sure that the index pulse is unchecked.

Select the motor that you want to be the slave and check the Independent Master-Slave Home and make sure that the index pulse is unchecked.

Third: Configure=>Mach=>Input Signals

Make sure that the Slave axis home switch, Motor - and Motor + are Enabled.

Fourth: Configure=>Mach=>Home/Softlimits

Adjust the Home offset based on the how far the Slave is away from the Master axis.

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