Can't connect my new X-Carve for Machine Set-up

[IsmailAlaoui]

Hi there,

Just finished assembling my brand new XCarve (1000x1000) and Dedicated Computer, but I just can’t get through the Machine Setup Step.

I have tried all what is written in the forum but still no results.
The device is recognized in the computer under Arduino Uno (COM 3), I uploaded the grbl-09j.hex provided by inventables through XLoader and uploaded/compiled grbl library in arduino software. What I still get is a blunt “Plug in your USB cable and turn on the machine” by Easel.

The computer is assembled by myslef, mainly :

• ASUS Z97A motherboard
• Inter Core i7 4ghz
• 16 Gb RAM
• VGA Card AMD Saphire 4Gb
• Windows 7 Ultimate SP1

Not being lazy, I tried the same on my DELL computer on Window 7 and still no results.

Please help, can’t wait to start the machine, knowing that that I had trouble getting it all together due to late shipment of missing parts (I am in Morocco).

[LarryM]

You could look into this to see if this is your issue:

Easel doesn't connect - other programs can

This problem has come up in multiple threads enough times that it needs its own thread. Inventables is working on a version of Easel Local that can auto-detect the COM port where your Arduino is installed. This is a work in progress, and doesn’t work for all situations, yet. Sometimes you can connect one time and then nothing else will connect after that. This is usually a situation where the COM port is left in an undetermined state which prevents its use until the COM port is released by a m…

[Tarry_Brindle]

If you have a powered USB hub, try that as well. If you don’t have one handy, try unplugging as many non-critical USB devices…leave only the mouse and arduino USB’s plugged in.

[EricDobroveanu]

Can you please post the connection diagnostic info in Easel after clicking the blue “Carve” button? (see below screenshot)

It should look something like:

{“comName”:“/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port”,“manufacturer”:“”,“serialNumber”:“”,“pnpId”:“”,“locationId”:“”,“vendorId”:“”,“productId”:“”}
{“comName”:“/dev/cu.usbmodem1411”,“manufacturer”:“Arduino (www.arduino.cc)”,“serialNumber”:“A4132373935351A06121”,“pnpId”:“”,“locationId”:“0x14100000”,“vendorId”:“0x2341”,“productId”:“0x0043”}

[IsmailAlaoui]

Well, Thanks all for your prompt contributions.
Here i where i am, little progress (I donno if yet it is…):

• Deleted Easel Local 0.2.3 and went back installing the 0.2.2 version, it made a little progress. Though, please note that Easel Local never finishes installing… I am always obliged to force it to end through task manager, it always stucks at “verifying intallation”. I read that it doesn’t matter because of the nodejs module that is preintalled (through java). I just made sure to have the nodejs intalled also in the c:\EaselLocal and that nssm guide has the right path to node.exe and its folder.

• Now I get this

  

• Used a powered USB hub (screen) and using only minimum necessary USB plugs (mouse and keyboard), still getting ame result.

• EricDobroveanu, where I can access to the page you are showing?

[IsmailAlaoui]

Eric, I get this:

[IsmailAlaoui]

With regards to Easel Local installation, it is stuck like this

[IsmailAlaoui]

it gives finally when back to Easel 0.2.3 the following ;

{“comName”:“COM3”,“manufacturer”:“Arduino Srl (www.arduino.org)”,“serialNumber”:“”,“pnpId”:“USB\VID_2A03&PID_0043\75439313737351215252”,“locationId”:“”,“vendorId”:“”,“productId”:“”}
{“comName”:“COM1”,“manufacturer”:“(Standard port types)”,“serialNumber”:“”,“pnpId”:“ACPI\PNP0501\1”,“locationId”:“”,“vendorId”:“”,“productId”:“”}