Converting a renishaw touch probe

[Pplug]

Has anyone ever converted a Renishaw TSP1 touch probe for use with a LC 4896 and the techno probing software?

[Pplug]

The renishaw probe is just a simple normally closed switch that opens when the probe is hit. Could this be configured to work with the lines from the tool touch pad. The tool touch pad is in the encoder 4 slot?

[Montabelli]

the key is in the wiring, there are several ios and the expansion interface for those with a 4th axis will have to use this. I would think they would not use the same inputs for the probe as the touch pad, or the remote start stop, etc otherwise one would be constantly re wiring the thing.

[Pplug]

I found a wiring diagram for the servo control board, it showed all the pinouts for the encoders. The diagram shows that the tool touch off is connected to the home pin on the encoder connector. In the diagnostics window of the probe software, the tool touch off shows when triggered. There is a separate input for the probe that I do not know how to trigger. Knowing that I cannot use the tool touch on encoder 4, how do I connect the probe to the control box so it will be recognized?

How does the real techno touch probe connect to the servo box?

I have the base LC/LP controller without the expansion card.

Any Ideas?

[Pplug]

BINGO!

I started experimenting last night and found out what pins on the expansion port to use! I took a look in the diagnostics setup section in the probe interface. I saw that some inputs were labeled with numbers. I took a look at the pinout diagram and they corresponded to the number of inputs. I then took a SCSI internal connector and stuck switch leads in the holes. The darn switch worked on the probe input the first time!

[Montabelli]

congrats, I never even thought of using the diagnostic section