6-axis cnc motor?

Controllers Smoothie
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I see in the docs that there is support for 6-axis with the CNC firmware. I currently have 5 motors connected (and working) to the existing normal connectors using external drivers. There isn’t a labeled connector for a 6th motor. Can I simply use some of the other pins, like P1.30, P1.31, and P1.23 and connect them to my external driver?

If it helps, I’m building a CNC with a material autoloader. I would like to have the standard XYZ motors, A will be a second Z head, and B & C will be used to feed the material and hold it in place.

Thanks!

Imported from wikidot

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Yes, you can use any pin to control any motor, you are completely free.

Cool project btw.

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Thanks for the response. I got it working. I have a couple of other things to work on and when it’s done, I’ll post a video here.