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  • August 25, 2015 at 4:54 pm #8669
    mristau
    Member

    Not sure why I’m having to reset controller and re-Home between each job file.

    (power up machine)
    g28.2 x0y0z0 (home)
    G28.1 (set G28)

    (position to new zero and set)
    G92X0Y0Z0

    a Vectric/Cut2D job file

    G90
    G17
    G20
    G64
    G0Z0.5010
    G0X0.0000Y0.0000
    M3 S18000
    G0X0.0000Y0.0000Z0.5000
    G1Z-0.0625F10.0
    G1Y11.0000F20.0
    X11.0000
    Y0.0000
    X0.0000
    G1Z-0.1250F10.0
    G1Y11.0000F20.0

    (etc…..)

    X0.1524Y10.8701
    X0.1476Y10.8637
    X0.1423Y10.8577
    G0Z0.5000
    G0Z0.5010
    G0X0.0000Y0.0000
    M30

      If I were to re-run the same job file, machine moves to unexpected position.

      I’ve posted my controller settings:
      https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71119386/SettingsReport.txt

    August 25, 2015 at 8:36 pm #8670
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    The values of $nPM look strange, lots of =0, ?

    You firmware is way out of date, current Master has been quite stable – fw=440.18.

    I think your parameters are OK, with exception of $nPM, but power management did not work well back at 435.10.
    You may be losing your zero position as the job runs.

    After running the job one, enter a G1 X0Y0Z0,
    does machine move back to your zero point?

    PS
    Please report settings in mm.
    Best to enter parameters in mm as well, then w=switch to inch if you must.
    There are many inch related bugs in old fw.

    August 25, 2015 at 10:16 pm #8672
    mristau
    Member

    Thanks again.

    (After running the job one, enter a G1 X0Y0Z0, does machine move back to your zero point?)

    It returns to G28… Not the zero point set via G92.

    August 26, 2015 at 8:32 am #8673
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    Discussion would be a whole lot easier if G code had line numbers.

    Your posted parameters show all G92 offsets =0
    I guess you snapshot that before your G92?

    At any rate, you may have stumbled on a bug that was found and fixed between FW 440.14 and 440.16.
    Other fixes were added and FW440.18 made Master.

    Upgrade your FW and try again.

    • This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by cmcgrath5035.
    September 4, 2015 at 11:23 pm #8704
    mristau
    Member

    Have upgraded firmware but still unable to run a series of jobs without re-setting board, re-homing and re-G92ing. If I run a Vectric cut2d file twice, on second run z axis moves up until trips limit switch.

    G90
    G17
    G20
    G64
    G0Z0.5010
    G0X0.0000Y0.0000
    M3 S18000
    G0X5.1247Y3.1676Z0.5000
    G1Z-0.0625F10.0
    G1X5.1399Y3.1467F20.0
    X5.1512Y3.1394
    ————-
    Etc.
    ————-
    G2X4.9541Y1.6791I0.2011J0.1703
    G2X4.9218Y1.7697I0.4751J0.2203
    G1X4.9123Y1.8096
    X4.8714Y1.9615
    G3X4.7647Y2.2173I-1.5145J-0.4813
    G3X4.4715Y2.5860I-1.1083J-0.5804
    G0Z0.5000
    G0Z0.5010
    G0X0.0000Y0.0000
    M30

    September 5, 2015 at 11:25 am #8706
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    So you are running FW 440.18 or FW 440.19?
    Sending Gcode from CoolTerm or from Chilipeppr; if CP, what SPJS version?

    September 5, 2015 at 11:51 am #8707
    mristau
    Member

    CoolTerm, FW is 440.18

    September 7, 2015 at 8:31 am #8718
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    Any chance the M30 behavior is impacting you?

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