Pro-Tip: CNC Proximity Sensors

How do they work, what do they do and why do I need them? We'll walk through several essential concepts including how proximity sensors help with squaring your machine, fundamentals of machine movements and software limits, as well as how to utilize the Mach4 diagnostic tab to test your sensors.
Our Proximity Sensor Kit features Pepperl + Fuchs NPN inductive proximity switches and installs easily on all of our Standard, PRO, and Benchtop machine kits, or machines from other manufacturers.
This kit provides a complete solution to automatically home your CNC machine, square your gantry, and provide active safety limits to prevent crashes and protect your machine and workpieces.
We highly recommend its use with any of our Standard CNC, PRO CNC, or Benchtop CNC machine kits.
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CNC Proximity Sensor Kit:
www.avidcnc.com/pepperl-fuchs...
Product Features
• 7mm detection distance against steel and 4.5mm distance against aluminum. The extended range allows you to fully protect your limit switches with bumpers or other mechanisms and still have sensing range
• Increased working temperature range (-25 to 70 degrees C), and negligible drift in sensing distance over the working temperature range.
• Outstanding German quality in component selection and assembly.
• Each sensor has an LED to quickly indicate function, and features an M12 x 1 threaded body that provides fine adjustment of detection distance for precision homing and squaring of your machine.
• Our sensor cables feature M12 connectors, the standard for our Plug and Play CNC Control Systems.
• The sensor cables are available in 12', 20', and 28' lengths, with either a straight or lower profile right-angle connection to the sensor
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Avid CNC PRO 60120 (5'x10') with 8.7 HP Spindle
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[@cameronkeating6780]

I need to get my machine reassembled lol. Just moved so this video is well timed!

[@tylermass3054]

So I'm new to CNC and have been doing a lot of research. Your videos have been a huge help. I am currently trying to reconfigure the homing and soft limits setup but don't know how to do that. We have purchases a 5x10 pro (USED), and we believe the owner before had a weird setup. Any help would be much appreciated!

[@tylermass3054]

@Sami Awesome! Thank you for the help!:)

[@davidmeseguergarcia7797]

Very good, I have a problem that I have found in Mach 3, I have the STB4100 controller with the TB6600 drivers and 4 nema 23 motors, the problem is that I get a warning (G100) when trying to set the soft limit, it drives me crazy and I don't know what to do anymore, it's been 2 months now and I haven't been able to solve it, I would really appreciate it if you could help me. If you need any more information to help me, do not hesitate to ask. Thank you for your time, greetings.

[@umargul5644]

Well

[@wildniscamper7276]

1:00 wrong. 5:00 correct.. you should know how to install a sensor..