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#1 tofke

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Posted 29 January 2018 - 12:55 PM

Hi, i use pinscape (firmware 2018) to play with my mech plunger, all the buttons work fine, but the plunger calibration is impossible in pinscape configuration, windows calibration axe z, or Dxtweak, It s like the "enter" key is always pushing, launch Ball button works fine, but for plunger the axe z calibration always shaking, i reinstall pinscape many times but the problem continue... (using kl25z) Thanks for help

Edited by tofke, 29 January 2018 - 10:30 PM.


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Posted 29 January 2018 - 04:20 PM

What kind of sensor u are using optical or potentiometer ?
Maybe you have to turn your sensor about 180 decreese.

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Posted 29 January 2018 - 05:28 PM

thank you for reply, 

 

I have a potentiometer, everything worked well before, but I had to reset Windows 10 for a reboot problem and since my plunger went crazy, I made dozens of tests in pinscape, I removed all the cables the gpio of the kl25z and the calibration goes from left to right without stopping even without cable above, I do not understand, whether in windows, dvtweak or pinscape, calibration of the plunger is impossible, all the other buttons work as well as the launch ball



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Posted 30 January 2018 - 10:07 AM

Trying on another pc and it s the same, so the kl25z is guilty, z axe still crazy

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Posted 30 January 2018 - 02:11 PM

What is when you unplug the sensor, z-axe ok maybe the potentiometer has malfunction.

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Posted 30 January 2018 - 09:45 PM

hi Karison, when i unplug the sensor it's the same, i try on the pc of my wife with just an usb cable and the kl with no wire and it's the same issue, the z axe still shake

 

all of the other buttons work fine but not the plunger



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Posted 31 January 2018 - 04:59 AM

Mine is calibrated under Windows Devices in control panel, Z-Axis...

 

I think you can also adjust the dead-space in the Keys sention of VP to cleanup some of the unwanted jumping too.



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Posted 31 January 2018 - 11:46 AM

thanks for reply, when i move the plunger there is no reaction in some calibrating prog like, dvtweak, dview or windows calibration, just crazy z axe, i think there is a mistake with the key attribution but i dont know how to see that, however the kl25z without wires plunger do the same, on another pc too


Edited by tofke, 31 January 2018 - 11:47 AM.


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Posted 31 January 2018 - 12:15 PM

Maybe flash the Firmware again.

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Posted 31 January 2018 - 12:33 PM

i flashed 5-6 times the kl with all existing firmware, i replace my kl this week that's boring me


Edited by tofke, 31 January 2018 - 12:45 PM.


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Posted 31 January 2018 - 09:33 PM

Hi tofke, give a heads up to MJR,he told me over the week end that he found a bug on pinscape firmware formthe kl25z. That is normally more for the x axis as it tends on some config to have the ball going to the right without reason...he pushed a new releases that aprtially fixed the issue. I believe any inputs will help him to find potential issues.

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Posted 02 February 2018 - 06:24 PM

thank you ffarges, the ground wire of my plunger was crunched, i replace it and now all work fine 


Edited by tofke, 02 February 2018 - 06:24 PM.