Hi SethCNC, I’m completely new to CNC. I’ve been studying to better understand Easel vs. other programs and I’m leaning toward V-Carve Pro. Given that Easel controls the jog functions of my X-Carve Pro, IYO what are my controller options if I move to Vectric?
Thanks, Brent
I really like OpenBuilds Control however its only setup to control cncs using the standard baud rate for the com port and unfortunately Inventables, last year, pushed new firmware to all Xcarve Pro owners which changes that machine to use a much slower baud rate… they have clarified that this change, even though it was pushed to all Xcarve Pro machines, was made only for a few of the earlier shipped machines… i speculate that its because they changed some internal wireing inside the controller tower and the older one was more prone to EMI… so if you want to use openbuilds control youd need to contact support and get that old version with the 115,200 baud rate.
However another great sender is UGS (Universal Gcode Sender) and it will work with the slower baud rate setting used on the latest Xcarve Pro update.
Thanks Seth,
To be clear that I’m understanding this:
UGS is software that resides on my laptop and can be configured with X-Carve Pro to provide jog, machine zeros, probing and general machine movement.
I’d create the design and tool paths in V-Carve, save the g-code files and UGS would execute the machine functions.
Is there an iPhone app or hand-held controller for UGS for general machine movement prior to running code?
Would it still require a computer USB connection to run the g-code files?
Thanks again, Brent
Yes to everything asked there.
Ugs has the function of cell phone pendant, basically you scan a qr code. Your phone opens a website and so long as you’re on the same wifi network as the computer it’ll let the phone jog and such.
You still need the computer connected as its streaming the gcode file throughout the carve duration so it’ll have to be plugged in and with ugs open just like with easel sending it .
Is it me or did this change come out with the latest update. The “Attach” button now moves the router downward. This seems to be a function of the wrong button, and somewhat dangerous. The first time it happened to me I was startled and canceled the carve. It should have been after clicking the Attached! button.
Which post processor would be needed in this configuration?
I did that and it told me at version was no longer supported.
So I updated my windows 8 laptop and the driver installed fine (even though it’s not supposed to work) but on my windows 10 laptop it almost completes the install the freezes every time?
My windows 10 laptop still works with the older driver, so I’m a bit confused?!
I too wonder why the router would LOWER when the “Attach” button is pressed. Before, I usually had to raise my router almost an inch and a half after zeroing to connect my dust collector. I’m not sure I even understand the purpose of this new step.
I agree if it were to raise a adjustable amount when clicked, the lowered a adjustable amount or to step over amount when “Attached” button was pressed wound make sense.
Is this issue resolved? or is there a workaround? My setup also gets stuck at ‘verifying installation’ and I’m running windows 10.
Here’s the latest update to the 0.4.0 Driver release
Hi David, Keith
We deployed a fix for this bug where the z-axis would lower in certain cases when it was expected to raise to attach the dust shoe.
-John
Thank you
I’ve attempted to install Easel Driver 0.4.0, but little success. I find it ironic that there needs to be local software for a program Inventables insists is “perfect” as a web based program.
The tablet I have been using ONLY for CNCing for several years has Windows 10 Home installed:
I have downloaded and “installed” the Easellocal package (multiple times):
I still get no connection and this pop-up when clicking the blue carve button:
I got so pissed off last night that I went as far as deleting my machine in Easel and reinstalling… which get this, it would “connect” for setup and I could jog and stuff but then when opening a project to carve… blue buttons. 
I was so IRATE at this point of needing to get a simple carve done, that I have done hundreds of times, that I spent another hour getting UGS sender set up and finally carved what I needed. Unfortunately because I “wasted” 3 hrs on this SNAFU, I won’t be able to ship the finished project out today like I need to.
I get that old versions of Windows “aren’t supported”. I get that you’re company line has to be that we can’t support old versions. But guess what, your NEW version doesn’t work either all the time and your help files are all OLD and OUTDATED. (If you are “forced” to deprecate a version of the software then you better have CURRENT help that has old help deprecated too)
I purchased an X-carve years ago because you’ve touted that there is Easel and it is easy.
(Yes, there is other software options, I shouldn’t have to use others if I don’t want to)
What is the “solution” to get Easel functioning again so that my business can get back to its preferred workflow:
Any updates on this issue, @KacperMarcisz ?
The Issue you reported above?
You may need to clear cookies and cache and retry or another option would be to try a different browser. The issue is within your PC’s settings as I’ve successfully performed the install on multiple PC’s without seeing the reported issue.
Hi @LarsvR,
We have tested this driver on multiple computers running Windows 10 & Windows 11.
You can check Event Viewer and see if any errors are showing up. Our excellent Customer Success team can help, either by calling or filing out a ticket.
I would also recommend you look at upgrading to latest version of the OS. To my knowledge upgrade to Windows 11 is free, and Microsoft will stop Windows 10 support in just over 2 years.
There’s a lot of info here, I have three kids under three and havent used my xcarve in a bit, but promised the wife I wold make a gift.
My shop PC is windows 7 pro.
Easel tells me i need to update my driver, it installs a driver and bricks itself? There’s no validation that the driver works on the PC, it just installs a wrong driver?
What’s the recourse here, I need to tackle this project. Do I revert back to an older driver? I tried that and it says it needs a new driver, but I know it doesn’t. This machine worked last time I used it, the software and driver worked fine.
Reading other threads it would seem that because easel is not a normal application but a web application, it can change at any time, it’s not like all other software I use.
Inventables changed easel software to no longer work for thousands of users, and did not offer any back compat or kind of legacy website/backend. Many people use older machines as their shop machines. Just another reason I wish I purchased something more professional.
You can tack ‘pro’ onto your software, but this is anything but professional.
