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Topic: How to connect a capacitive proximity sensor to a 2.0A MB?

I've got a capacitive proximity sensor coming and because I had a brain fart
I forgot it had to talk to Repetier and be connected to the motherboard.

Has anyone done this and can help me?

Thanks.

PS I should be flashing Repetier in a week or so.

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Re: How to connect a capacitive proximity sensor to a 2.0A MB?

deuse wrote:

I've got a capacitive proximity sensor coming and because I had a brain fart
I forgot it had to talk to Repetier and be connected to the motherboard.

Has anyone done this and can help me?

Thanks.

PS I should be flashing Repetier in a week or so.

You cant do it with a stock board. It does not have the input for a 4th sensor. The z axis is slso not set up for auto leveling like true auto level ststems. It simply counts how many steps it takes to make electrical contact then converts that to decimal millimeters for your benefit.

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Re: How to connect a capacitive proximity sensor to a 2.0A MB?

carl_m1968 wrote:
deuse wrote:

I've got a capacitive proximity sensor coming and because I had a brain fart
I forgot it had to talk to Repetier and be connected to the motherboard.

Has anyone done this and can help me?

Thanks.

PS I should be flashing Repetier in a week or so.

You cant do it with a stock board. It does not have the input for a 4th sensor. The z axis is slso not set up for auto leveling like true auto level ststems. It simply counts how many steps it takes to make electrical contact then converts that to decimal millimeters for your benefit.


Thanks dude. That's another idea out the water  smile

I'll have to drill a hole and put a metal pin in to my V6 to at least I can still use the bed level.

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Re: How to connect a capacitive proximity sensor to a 2.0A MB?

I think a piece of paper would be much easier!

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Re: How to connect a capacitive proximity sensor to a 2.0A MB?

Telemachus wrote:

I think a piece of paper would be much easier!


On my duo the auto bed levelling is awesome. I use an app off the play store.