The board sensor, located on the bottom of the z-truck, may get clogged with dust over time. Use these steps to check it and clean it, when necessary. We highly suggest a dust collection insert be added to your system. Choose one of these two.
Articles Tagged: Board Sensor
Please Clear Board Sensor Message
Description of Issue This error appears when the sensor used to find the edges of the workpiece is not seeing reading within its operational limits. The sensor system consists of an infrared LED and an infrared detector. The board sensor works by reflecting infrared light off of the board and reading the intensity of the […]
Edge Detection Failure Message
Description of Issue The edge detect failure occurs when the board sensor gets bad data when looking for a board edge during the initial measuring and homing part of the project. Possible Causes Causes include: a low board sensor reading, a very dark color workpiece, sawdust on the sliding plate, a hole in the board, […]