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  • #8189
    bvi8370
    Member

    No luck after adding -e to the install string. I’ll email Synthetos to see what can be done.

    Thank you again. Your efforts are definitely appreciated.

    #8190
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    A double fast (double speed) Spin/Dir flash LED indicates that a limit switch has been activated.
    Do you have limit switches enabled?
    Perhaps disable them and see if the behavior improves.

    However, it sounds like you have no communication with tinyG whatsoever, so you won’t be able to reset the parameters.

    #8206
    bvi8370
    Member

    I haven’t installed limit switches yet. I went ahead and filled out the product support request form.

    • This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by bvi8370.
    #8209
    bvi8370
    Member

    I’m not sure if this might shed light on the problem I’m having, but the code below is what I see when I reconnect to chilipeppr. There are green checks next to every line before {“mt”:””}. After that there are yellow checks and the buffer stops responding. I hope Synthetos will not burn me on this one. Even though I bought the board just over a month ago. I’ve yet to cut the first part using it.

     {"ej":1}
     {"js":1}
     {"sr":""}
     {"sv":1}
     {"si":250}
     {"qr":""}
     {"qv":1}
     {"ec":0}
     {"jv":1}
     {"hp":""}
     {"fb":""}
     {"mt":""}
     {"sr":{"line":t,"posx":t,"posy":t,"posz":t,"vel":t,"unit":t,"stat":t,"feed":t,"coor":t,"momo":t,"plan":t,"path":t,"gc":t,"dist":t,"mpox":t,"mpoy":t,"mpoz":t}}
     $$
     {"ej":""}
    #8213
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    What you show is the CP start-up command sequence, which it uses to query tinyG for current state and status on initial connect.
    I see no responses, sounds like you are sending but not receiving.

    Spin/Dir flashing thru all this?

    #9041

    i have the same problem with mine. Turned it on and the spindir is contantly flashing

    #9042

    is there anything i can try while waiting?

    #9045
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    Pig pile! Unfortunately, you are the second this morning and (at least) fourth in the past week to report this.

    What you report may/may not be same as the thread you added on to.

    Please start a new item, summarize what happened to your machine and report
    1. FW version you think you were running on tinyG (440.20 is most recent)
    2. CP or Coolterm? If CP, what version of SPJS?
    3. Were you running mature Gcode (has run before) or something new?
    4. What upgrade technique were you using (CLI, SPJS updater, ?) ?
    5. Your CP OS (Win, Mac, Linux) and your CP Browser (Firefox, Chrome,?) if CP user

    Then keep you eye on the forum for developments, we already have a lot of input and folks are looking

    #9048
    MockTurtle
    Member

    just curious if OP (bvi8370) ever solve the problem?
    reading the post his board was probably purchased around the same time as mine (mine shipped in july)…. a bad batch maybe?

    #9050
    prariehome
    Member

    Same trouble!!!!! I have tried to download update but no verification. un plugged all motors switches and still just get a flashing light on sp dir.
    Switched from a windows 64 to my macbook pro and no luck.
    When I tried to update this is what came up…

    No communication
    tinyg updater
    This also came up on another try
    uncaught exception

    Error: spawn ENOENT
    at exports._ermoException (util.js:742:11)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit
    (child_process.js:1041:32
    at child_process.js:1122:20
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:349:11

    #9057
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    Check back tonight, I believe the devs are close to a diagnosis for this situation

    #9060
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator
    #9086

    .Has this issue been solved yet? Im still waiting to hear back and was told to wait because i could do the fix myself instead of sending the board back for a replacement. Its been 6 days now since i have had any contact. I was told that there would be a write up before ril3y gets the boads to look at and i could test to see if it fixes the problem but ive herd nothing since.

    #9266
    mara
    Member

    Riley created this page if you have or want to buy an AVRISP MKII and fix it yourself, got my tinyg working;

    https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG/wiki/SpDir-Continues-To-Flash-Error

    #9296
    JeromyReno
    Member

    damn mine just joined this club too. i should have just stuck with my old firm ware. i installed the bootloader and that went all fine and dandy. now it stays in the boot loader permanently with the flashing light

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