[Guide] Using Grbl to debug your homing switches

[LarryM]

I believe you said you are using Windows XP.

This works on Windows 7 and may work for you. Give it a try. It is pretty simple and if it works it might also clear up some of the weirdness you are seeing with your system.

[Reference thread] Alternate method for .hex upload

Update 12/29/2015 It appears that this doesn’t work on Windows 10. I don’t have Windows 10 so I can’t try it, but another forum member tried it and it didn’t work for him. Updated 12/12/2015 Revised method for uploading a .hex file to the Arduino. This is an alternate method for uploading if you have difficulties with Xloader. This version prompts for the COM port and filename. **** Readme file 12/12/2015 **** To use this .zip file to load a hex file into your Arduino you first need to copy…