M2nano Ex connector running time modify?

Lasers Meerk40t
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Hi,

I’m using Meerk40t with an M2Nano controller and trying to control the Ex+ / Ex- terminals. Based on my tests, the Ex+ terminal activates:

  • From the first laser firing
  • Until 5 seconds after the homing process completes

I want to modify Meerk40t’s behavior so that Ex+ is activated only when needed, for example:

  • Right before the laser starts firing
  • Only for specific commands
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This comes down to 2 or 3 separate steps:

  1. The existing behaviour you describe is probably automatic in the m2 nano microcode, but the behaviour you want is explicitly controlled. So firstly you need to know that there are m2 nano control codes that allow you to turn this on or off.

  2. Then there would need to be code in Meerk40t to actually turn these pins on/off.

I did find a post by Tatarise (the author of Meerk40t) from 5yrs ago (before he died) regarding this - so here are some URLs that might help:

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