How to configure spindle's thermal switch

[steverosburg]

Hi,

I just replaced my water cooled Chinese spindle with a Mechatron Professional series spindle that has a built-in thermal switch. The power harness includes a couple of wires which can be integrated into my controller, but I'm not sure the best way to do so. I have an AXBB-E and a 3-axis machine, so I'm currently using isolated inputs I1, I2 and I3 for the limit switches and I4 for the probe, which leaves inputs I5 and I6 available.

Assuming I connect the wires coming from the thermal switch to the I5 input, how would I configure the UCCNC software accordingly?

Thanks in advance!

-Steve

[cncdrive]

You could use the Fault signals plugin and configure that termal switch input as "Stop" or "Reset".

[steverosburg]

Thank you, that's very helpful. So, I assume I would wire the leads through my 24V power supply like I do with the limit switches, and if/when the circuit completes it will trip the fault?

[cncdrive]

Yes, sure, wire it the same way as you wire any other signals, like a limit switch or home switch.
Yes, if you configuring it in the fault plugins then it will call the function you assigned, e.g. a Stop or Reset function.

[steverosburg]

This works like a charm, thank you!