Have installed and configured my new Black Box and all appears to work ok except probing. My home made plate is just a copper plate mounted on a block, worked fine on my previous controller. The Sig. wire goes to plate and Gnd. to clip. Probe hits the plate but doesn't trip, requiring a very quick hit of the cancel button. Very pleased with the Black Box and Interface, such high quality as is the control software. My machine is an original Ox about 3 years old so if I can get the Probe sorted AND you get the xyz probe back in stock I shall be delighted. Regards
Rather use the Troubleshooting tab in CONTROL to test that's what is there for. Lift plate to touch bit. Or touch magnet to plate. Can also test directly at the connector (bridge SIG to GND. NB do not short V+ to GND - it will likely result in permanent damage) - this will help you see if its wiring, your probe, something like the magnet being coated in some non-conductive coating, endmill not making a good connection, etc
Thank you Peter for a very fast response. I have used the the Troubleshooting Tab but get no response when I bridge SIG and GND. I see +4.42v between SIG and GND but it doesn't trigger the Probe trouble shooting button when shorted. Is there anything I could have missed in setup? Thanks again.
The pull-up voltage is normal. Weird that there is no response. Speak to http://support.openbuilds.com/support/home and they will sort you out
I want to thank you Peter and the staff at Openbuilds for a super fast replacement BlackBox which is working perfectly. Only a week went by before delivery to Australia - unbelievable! Regards
