Request Items that are on the elite upgrade list (I didn't buy my masso from Onefinity)

[Aiph5u (Aiph5u (not affiliated with Onefinity))]

Hey Mike,

you can attach any type of limit sensor to a Masso G3 controller, e.g. inductive proximity sensors →  give the best (homing reproducibility) results. Yes, you’ll need a few 3D printed parts, but more than →  one forum user has made such parts for limit sensors and could be willing to make such parts for you.

@Aiph5u

Yes, proximity sensors are supported. The Buildbotics and the Onefinity controllers support them as limit switches (just like nearly every other CNC controller). You can wire them to the 25-pin I/O Port and enable them in the Motors Tab and of course their status will show up in the Indicators Tab. Cylindrical Proximity Sensors would look like this on the Onefinity:

@TMToronto

Some people also use microswitches but I would always prefer using proximity sensors (switches can show corrosion one day, inductive proximity sensors not).

The problem to solve anyway is how to attach them. As far as I know, everybody used 3D-printed parts, and I will do it this way too. An alternative would be milling them out of wood using a CNC!

On these photos, @TMToronto attached the inductive proximity sensors to a MASSO G3.

I’m sure that if it’s just the limit sensors that you need, you will get help on how to wire them to the Masso G3 in this forum. The only problem to solve would be to find someone who 3D prints you the parts for attaching them.

Another question: If you buy an Onefinity Elite machine, you not only get the Masso G3 and the Onefinity photoelectric homing sensors, but you also get the components that are listed →  in this post. If you don’t buy an Elite Machine, do you intend to procure / manufacture all these components yourself? Or do you already have some from your previous Masso G3 build?