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Attaching servo z axis pen holder to arduino uno running openbuild

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by Prince Jacob, Apr 21, 2023.

  1. Prince Jacob

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    i recently build a dremel 4000 3 axis cnc with arduino uno and drv8825 driver and nema 17 stepper motor
    its works fine but i wanted to attach a pen holder to z axis with a SG90 servo to lift pen up and down ... i searched on google but didn't find anything related to uno running openbuild

    somebody please guide
    thank you
     

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  2. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    Start with this and flash the Arduino, docs:blackbox-4x:connect-rc-servo [OpenBuilds Documentation]
     
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    you do know that you get Z control OR servo control, but not both at the same tiome, so to swap between them you have to reflash.
     
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    Spindle or Servo. Servo is a toolhead not a Z axis
     
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  7. Prince Jacob

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    i get it..... z axis and servo both are diff

    i wanted to repalce z axis and put a servo to make it work as pen plotter
     

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