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I have completed my build and now at the part of Drivers. I have downloaded the Arduino drivers, installed them, and to the point of plugging in the x-carve to my Surface Pro 2 (which has Windows 8.1). But nothing happens at all? I do not see anything try to connect, nothing trying to work, anything. I even turned on machine and see a blue light, but as far as connecting to computer, nothing.
Any help please? I would gladly pay someone for thier time in this part, because I am totally lost even what to do and the directions for this part do not even apply to Windows 8. I can do that remote host thing and phone if needed?
check device manager and see if the arduino shows up. if it does note the com port number and make sure it matches the cnc software com port. if that does not work try another device windows 8 has some funny quirks to it sometimes.i can do remote desktop if you add me on hangouts. nickcook57gmailcom
Russ, check to make sure that your gShield is mated to the Arduino correctly. I had a similar problem with my setup (although not windows 8).
It’s very easy to plug the gShield in without having it lined up properly. With the USB cable plugged in and the 24 volt power supply turned on you should have the blue led on and three green leds on.
No green leds check gShield alignment and if not that check your stepper motor wiring for loose/bad connections.
