@sfiamma87 said in Connect/Disconnect Toolboard with printer powered on:
The only problem is that I cannot keep the toolboard detached without opening the CAN bus circuit. Theoretically, I could use a board with a short circuit, couldn't I?
You could try wiring the toolboards as a stub, ie with just two wires (CAN_H and CAN_L) going to the toolboard. Do not terminate the CAN bus on the toolboard, terminate the bus at the last CAN device. eg something like this:
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Where "Expansion 2" would be where you wire the swapping boards. You definitely want to pause the machine until the toolboard swap has happened, CAN has reconnected, and toolboard config is loaded.
Ian