If it shows an alarm alert you can press the Unlock and Soft Reset buttons (that will be useful when you are testing the end stops).
In UGS select GRBL as the firmware, choose the right port and press connect. You should see 3 files now, double click the one that says ugsplatform and click Execute in the dialog that appears, the program should start now. Decompress the file and navigate to the bin folder. We are going to use the version 2.0.11 for the Raspberry Pi. You should have the Raspberry Pi with its operating system (Raspberry Pi OS) and an HDMI monitor. We are going to install that software in the Raspberry Pi and configure the board from there. We are going to do that using a software called Universal Gcode Sender (UGS). Now that we installed the end stops we need to tell the CNC machine to start "listening" when the switches are pressed. He uses 3D printed parts and 6 end stops. Take this into account for the next step.Īlso, you can check out this awesome blog post from Shahada Abubakar about installing end stops to a CNC machine. Note: In some newer boards I have found that the manufacturer has swapped the labels for the Xen and Zen pins. We are going to wire just one switch per axis. In theory, you can put 2 end stops switches per axis that is why there are 2 pairs of pins per axis. In my board, there are 2 pairs of pins labeled Xen, 2 pairs for Yen and 2 for Zen (Xen for the X axis, Yen for the Y axis and Zen for the Z axis). Now we have to wire the switches to the board. I am just going to use double sided tape, feel free to use other methods if you like, just make sure the end stops are hit, otherwise the motors will keep moving indefinitely and will take damage In the Z axis I am going use a 3D printed piece in order to hit the switch. For the X axis, the spindle will have to hit the end stop in the Y axis the bed will have to hit it. Now we have to install the switches in the CNC. Notice that at the end, we are using the female terminal, this is because it will be easier to connect to the board. There are 2 large ones (for the z and x axis) and one small (for the y axis). 
There is a picture of the 3 end stop switches soldered.
If for some reason your switch doesn’t have these descriptions (which is very uncommon) you can use your multi meter and test for continuity when you close the switch and the multi meter beeps, that would be Normally Open (“NO”) and Common (“COM”) terminal. We have to solder the jumpers in the Normally Open terminal (in the end stop switch, it is represented as “NO”) and the Common terminal (represented as “COM”) of the switch. By installing these end stop switches we will be able to "home" the machine and return to the same spot (home) every time we want. These switches will be connected to the CNC board and when they are hit, the CNC will know that it has reached its limits. We are going to install 3 end stops switches in the machine, one for each axis. Meanwhile, you can print in a sheet of paper this file and see if your tags will fit If you need help making a bed that fits your tags feel free to reach out on twitter. Of course you can design the bed with any shape you want but that is out of the scope of this instructable. The bed (where the tags are placed) is specially designed for this models. It is important that you use the tags from the supplier in the link. Since the shaft diameter of the tungsten bit is 6mm we have to use this ER11. At the time of writing this is the only tungsten bit that I found on Amazon You can use the bits that come with the mini CNC to get started but since it is going to engrave in aluminium they won't last too long.
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