tinyg / tgfx hangs

Sure - thanks for reply. Have a fairly recent fw upgrade and windows app.
From the $$:

[fb] firmware build 435.10
[fv] firmware version 0.97
[hp] hardware platform 1.00
[hv] hardware version 8.00

and using tgFX_windows - rc1- x86 x64 build 3625 - v0.97

Here's the dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ohe91wwmlsfvm1t/AAA3hIEx7t45igZrb4D8edSia?dl=0

and in there's the recently troublesome nc file and the full $$ dump.

Actually it's starting to look like the issue s with tgFX - just found a long job going into LOONG pauses, and when I hit 'pause' on the gcode program panel the motors stopped mmediately, but the display and position indcators continued to update - like they were catching up - for some time, then when I hit 'resume' it continued w/o problem, until of course they get out of sync again. My notebook cpu is near maxed out so 'll try closing some things.

Yes - problem solved, was running out of resources on the notebook runnng tgFX - gotta remember this *is* java ;) - it'll use up 50% cpu on an Intel Core2 Duo T6500 @2.10GHz. As long as I shut enough down everything is workng fine on an ultra-long (52 minutes so far at 75mm / sec) laser cut.

:)

Sure - Indeed after the hour long laser cut I noticed the piece finished and tgFX was still drawing and reporting movement for another, maybe 30 seconds.

Well, I downloaded this: http://synthetos.github.io/binaries/tinyg-edge-438.02.hex

Just now loaded 438.02.hex but had to use avrdude - could not load from tgfx (below), maybe it does not know where avrdude is.

C:\Users\chuck\Downloads\arduino-1.0-windows\arduino-1.0\hardware\tools\avr\bin>avrdude -p x192a3 -c
avr109 -b 115200 -P COM29 -U flash:w:tinyg-edge-438.02.hex

Connecting to programmer: .
Found programmer: Id = "XBoot++"; type = S
Software Version = 1.7; No Hardware Version given.
Programmer supports auto addr increment.
Programmer supports buffered memory access with buffersize=512 bytes.

Programmer supports the following devices:
Device code: 0x7b

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.03s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9744
avrdude: NOTE: FLASH memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "tinyg-edge-438.02.hex"
avrdude: input file tinyg-edge-438.02.hex auto detected as Intel Hex
avrdude: writing flash (117552 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 16.25s

avrdude: 117552 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against tinyg-edge-438.02.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file tinyg-edge-438.02.hex:
avrdude: input file tinyg-edge-438.02.hex auto detected as Intel Hex
avrdude: input file tinyg-edge-438.02.hex contains 117552 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 15.43s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 117552 bytes of flash verified

avrdude done. Thank you.

Prevously tred to upgrade from tgFX, machine settings, update firmware from file, the console reports:

Your TinyG will start blinking rapidly while being programmed
avrdude.exe: invalid file format '\Users\chuck\Downloads\tinyg-edge-438.02.hex' in update specifier
avrdude.exe: error parsing update operation 'flash:w:C:\Users\chuck\Downloads\tinyg-edge-438.02.hex'
Updating TinyG Now... Please Wait
Attempting to update TinyG's firmware.
Attempting to reconnecto to TinyG...
Firmware update complete.
[*]Opened Port: COM29 Attempting to get TinyG Build Version Now...