I have had several times when the machine stops in the middle of the project. Fortunately the last time it happened, I was able to recover. This seems to happen occasionally and with not reason. The computer still recognizes the X-Carve, but easel does not. How can this be alleviated? Is there a G-Code sender that would work better than Easel? Any suggestions?
Personally, I wish they would put some RAM in the X-Controller so that if the connection is lost, it can still complete the project.
This has been a common problem for as long as I can remember. Search lost usb connection or powered usb hub. I had my vfd sitting to close to my computer one time and the emi killed my connection. Had to move it across the machine.
I use picsender to send my Gcode but UGS is free
There are many thoughts that the USB line power could be the fault. Certainly could be and I am not taking anything away from that theory as powering the USB line seemed to resolve their issues.
Even after powering my USB lines I had an instance where Easel stopped and I found the problem to be the x-controller’s power line was not plugged in completely - a slight wiggle and the x-controller would quickly power off and back on. I thought it was plugged all the way as it felt like it had bottomed out but pressing harder and it popped in farther. I have not had the problem since.
I’ve had this happen to me and ruin several projects. I’m more and more frustrated with Easel. Never used UGS, but its just a matter of learning it. Easel claims to do almost everything, but it does nothing well.
