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with arduino 1.6.7, when i try to add the library, he says that’s not a correct zip file, bu no problem, he add it on arduino library folder.
i have uploaded eeprom_clear with success.
after that i have try to upload grbl_upload, but i have an error at the end of upload.
but if i open serial com at the correct baudrate, i have the grbl help , it seems correctly uploaded…
i have started firefox… ho i hear some electric signal in my motors… YES that’s it ! i can move X axis, Z axis… Y axis seems to have a problem. He don’t move properly… i click “NO”, i try to return to the setup process, and now nothing seems to be working…
i restart all of hardware without success…
i’ll retry tomorrow
i have retry a flash of the arduino from another computer. without error this time. but still not work…
finally, i have try with a “made in china” arduino uno compatible that i have instock.
and all works fine now with it !
my x-carve move, easel see it fastly, and my only problem is that the automatic spindle work during the test, but not when i try to do the final carving test.
but i’ll search why later !
about my non fonctionnal arduino, there is a warranty ? i’m in France and shipping cost for return are soooooooo expensive !
I think I have a similar problem, not sure. I have just finished building my 1000 x carve and when I tried to do the machine setup my laptop (running windows 10) doesn’t recognize the machine. I looked at some posts and tried disconnecting the gshield from the arduino. Now my laptop recognizes the arduino but when I reconnect the gshield it doesn’t. Any suggestions?
first time i supposed it’s probably an electrical problem, maybe too much power needed on portable devices but after some measurements, this way is exclude.
it’s probably a software problem of communication on the serial port by easel local.
but why sometimes that’s works and sometimes no… i don’t know !
update:
PC2 with chinese and gshield has crashed during the test process…
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh what a bullshit i have bought !!!
i’ll take another last PC… a biger laptop with win 7 ultimate (yes i can’t use my desktop with my x-carve, there is too much distance between them …
update2:
the last pc seems to be the solution…
my x-carve is carving my resin clamps
it appears with these test that windows XP or seven starter are not completely supported by easel local.
after milling my clamp 3 days ago, i would start a new piece… and easel says “don’t see your x-carve”… shit !
the problem of OS is probably not the real problem. the real problem is about serial communication. The pc see the arduino and com port but can’t connect to it. with easel or arduino software…
if it try to connect the arduino who doesn’t work on PC4 to PC3. the PC3 see him and easel start correctly.
after that, if i try to reconnect on PC4, he still doesn’t work.
delete and reinstall drivers of arduino doesn’t work
install easel local reactivate the com port availability in arduino sowtware
reinstall easel local reactivate the communication on easel and my x-carve is now functionnal…
but for how many times ?
I now sure that the problem is easel local !
and i must precise that the PC4 as never reboot between when it work and when it doesn’t arrive to communicate…
This really sounds to me like the arduino and g-shield are not tightly connected and causing random errors. I would check that the g-shield is tightly connected to the arduino with no stray wire strands touching where they should not be touching.
the g-shield is not the problem. when that doesn’t work, i have tested to communicate with the arduino outside the box with no gshield plugged… without success.
normally, that should work.
the only way for the moment for me is to uninstall/reinstall easel local.
It seems to be a known issue with the new version of Easel Local and Windows 7. One my machine it looses communication if it goes to sleep. The solution is just to reboot. This is Win 7 on Chrome.
