RDC664XG and Auto Focus

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Robert Loesch
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Location: Williamsburg, VA
Country: USA
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Laser Machine Make or Type: Bodor BCL-0605MU
Laser Power: 80
Laser Bed Size: 600x500
Home Position: BR
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Honey comb table, rotary table.

Does someone know where the Auto Focus switch connects to the Ruida controller? My controller is a RDC6442S. I've searched online and tried to trace the wires without any luck. I found a manual for a RDC644XG, which I thought would include my controller, but it doesn't address CN3 in Section 4.8.4 of the manual. The section if for CN3/CN4, but it only has the pin descriptions for CN4 - nothing for CN3.
Bodor 80W laser, Stepcraft 600 CNC, Raise3D printer, LMS 8.5x20 lathe.
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Pete Cyr
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Location: Suffolk Virginia
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Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

On mine Z- is attached to CN3-4.............Z+is attached to CN3-5
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Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
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Robert Loesch
Posts: 13
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2019
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Country: USA
Nickname: Bob
Laser Machine Make or Type: Bodor BCL-0605MU
Laser Power: 80
Laser Bed Size: 600x500
Home Position: BR
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Honey comb table, rotary table.

According to the picture in the manual, one side of the switch is connected to ground and the other to one of the logic connectors. Your’s is connected across Z+ and Z- ?
Bodor 80W laser, Stepcraft 600 CNC, Raise3D printer, LMS 8.5x20 lathe.
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Pete Cyr
Posts: 1964
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2016
Location: Suffolk Virginia
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

I think i am totally hosed - Z+/Z- must be the limit switches for my bed NOT the auto focus.
i will try to figure out where the autofocus leads go
Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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Pete Cyr
Posts: 1964
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2016
Location: Suffolk Virginia
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

I have a Brown, Blue and Yellow on my auto focus

CN2 It appears yellow is 24V
CN3 Blue is Ground
CN3 Brown is Z- or Z+ - - - - I can't tell without tearing into my wire loom the way the leads are crossed in the bundle
Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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