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simCNC Simulator configuration

#1 · 2 April 2023, 18:23

Hello, what do I have to set in order to be able to simulate the machine on a PC without a machine?
I ticked Simulator under Settings and selected my machine's profile. If I now press the "connect" button and want to go to the reference, it breaks off with the error hw limit.
Or does the profile not matter and I only have to enter something under Settings->Simulator->Modules?

#2 · 3 April 2023, 10:36

To simulate the machine, all you have to do is turn on the simulation options and select the type of simulated controller (simCNC restart is required).
If you want to simulate limit switches, you must configure them in the MotionKit settings and set their position in the "Simulator/Modules" tab

The error you get is the simulation of hitting a limit switch.

You need to know that the simulator does not have full functionality like the controller, and some features may not be available.

#3 · 12 June 2025, 06:56

Additionally, I can suggest that You need to configure positions of simulated limit switches in Settings->Simulator->Modules or you can disable limit switches in the configuration profile all together (Settings->Modules->CSMIO/IP->MotionKits).