Makerboost

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 42 total)
1 2 3
  • Author
    Posts
  • January 12, 2014 at 5:15 am in reply to: updating the firmware #5134
    Makerboost
    Member

    Which tinyg.hex file did you flash it with?

    I’ve bought an STK500 compatible programmer that I’ve used to program AVR chips with successfully in the past, and now more recently I’m using an AVR Dragon that comes with debugging capabilities.

    I know you can use the arduino as an ISP device, but it’s much easier to just use Atmel Studio 6.1 and for example Olimex AVR-ISP-MK2 to program new firmware.

    December 29, 2013 at 5:57 am in reply to: Firmware schedule #5107
    Makerboost
    Member

    Just a question about updating firmware, as I never really know for sure. Is it best practice to revert to factory settings after flashing? I.e. using $defa=1

    December 29, 2013 at 5:24 am in reply to: Firmware schedule #5105
    Makerboost
    Member

    That’s great news. Thank you for the update!

    December 16, 2013 at 3:32 pm in reply to: Unexpected Motor LED operation #5082
    Makerboost
    Member

    Could this be attributed to backlash? Do you have MXL or GT2 timing belts? MXL belts are designed for linear motion in one direction only, and gives you some backlash when reversed. GT2 belts are better for bidirectional movement because the teeth are round and fit snugly into the pulley groves.

    December 16, 2013 at 3:23 pm in reply to: more jerking than on linuxcnc #5081
    Makerboost
    Member

    That is exactly the problem I’ve been having. My motors kept missing steps at the end of arcs, and I’ve had to be really careful to cut useful pieces. I’m really looking forward to the update as my machine is not very fun to use at the moment.
    It’s nice to see the problem replicated on your machine alden 😉

    October 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm in reply to: New v8 board diagram #4851
    Makerboost
    Member

    Do you have a direct link to the diagram?

    October 22, 2013 at 11:38 am in reply to: Could Jerk be causing my extended ShapeOko to miss steps? #4846
    Makerboost
    Member

    Should I use the debug tinyg.hex file or compile a release file myself?

    October 22, 2013 at 12:43 am in reply to: Could Jerk be causing my extended ShapeOko to miss steps? #4844
    Makerboost
    Member

    Thank you for your update, I’ll try the dev branch today 🙂

    October 18, 2013 at 9:41 am in reply to: G3 support for negative R #4827
    Makerboost
    Member

    Ah, my mistake. Thank you for the informative link!

    October 18, 2013 at 7:33 am in reply to: G3 support for negative R #4824
    Makerboost
    Member

    Correct me if I’m totally off base, but shouldn’t negative radius create a G2 code instead?

    If you wanted a G3 code, but you’re inverting the radius, then you’re telling it to go CW instead?

    Long day at work, so my mind is not working at peak efficency 😉

    • This reply was modified 11 years, 2 months ago by Makerboost.
    October 18, 2013 at 2:19 am in reply to: Could Jerk be causing my extended ShapeOko to miss steps? #4823
    Makerboost
    Member

    Arcs converted into lines, made the machine stutter a lot as it accelerates/decelerates through tiny line segments. Stepper motors skipped steps here aswell, just in different places than it used to.

    I’m going to check the EMC2 post processor directives in CamBam, and put in very conservative values.

    October 18, 2013 at 1:42 am in reply to: G3 support for negative R #4822
    Makerboost
    Member

    What kinds of problems are you experiencing?

    October 17, 2013 at 4:12 pm in reply to: New tgFX Pushed #4813
    Makerboost
    Member

    I’m going to try tgFX with my Intel i7 950 machine with Windows 7 x64 and 12GB RAM.

    cmcgrath5035: Are you using a dual Y motor solution? You might want to change the $4tr setting to 36.540 mm instead of 360 to make it the same as your other Y motor. Also make sure to set motor 2 or 4 to reversed, depending on your wiring.

    Try to change the following values aswell. It creates a smoother operation with less jerk at end of lines.
    $ja=50000
    $xjm=1000000000
    $xjh=10000000000
    $xjd=0.02
    $yjm=1000000000
    $yjh=10000000000
    $yjd=0.02
    $zjm=5000000000
    $zjh=10000000000
    $zjd=0.05

    Personal preference, but you’ll find your own by experimenting 😉

    October 17, 2013 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Could Jerk be causing my extended ShapeOko to miss steps? #4809
    Makerboost
    Member

    Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!

    Going to see if I can make it arcless in CamBam and run a test.

    October 17, 2013 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Could Jerk be causing my extended ShapeOko to miss steps? #4807
    Makerboost
    Member

    New development; I created the same job in Vectric Cut2D, and it worked like a charm. I don’t think it’s got anything to do with my machine, PSU or heat. The G-code created by CamBam does something that makes the motors skip a step. Until I find out what, I’m going to have to get a new CAM software.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 42 total)
1 2 3