Install error with Easel helper app on DIY CNC

Easel Apps
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I am getting a “non sucking service manager” error from windows when I try and run the helper app that EASEL asks me to install before trying my first carve.

Suggestions? Computer is an XP machine.

Thank you for your patiance with a Noob question.

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I believe it is 0.8. It was the local driver that was causing the error . It dies at the very last step of the installation. Going to retry with Win 10 machine.

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please post response if it worked or not so that we will know the results. Have never heard of this error before.

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It installed fine with Win 10 laptop. I did several fresh installs with my XP laptop and they all feailed with that “non sucking service manager” error at the VERY end if the install

I can load the “Smiley” file and am trying to get DIY CNC to work with Easel.

Let me make some assumptions … please let me know if they’re wrong:

  • I should be able to have SOME level of functionality even though my machine is none of the three choices in the machine setup instructions. I don’t know the thread pitch and the rod diameter is none of the choices.

  • Do I need ANY additional software on this laptop to enable EASEL to manipulate the engraver? I had cnc controller on the other laptop and I was able to load an nc demo file and see it run.

I really am hoping I can use easel for my purpose. It’s just what I need (PCB etching) if I can get thru the rather steep learning curve of all of this.!

Thanks again
John

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Thanks…

To be honest I’m not sure which version of grbl is on the controller/Arduino . I could plug back my other machine, run GRBL controller and see if I can find out that way.

There’s a LOT of variables to get this going. The machine I’m using is in my avatar photo. I may upgrade once I figure out if an engraver is feasible for my purposes.

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OK… installed 3.2 and that seems to install OK.

Nothing happens when I try to connect, but that’s the next issue to work thru.

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OK… I just ran GRBLController again with a file I downloaded. While I have the spindle off, I can verify settings…(com port, speed, etc).

No go on getting Easel to communicate yet, but I’ll keep at it.

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Tried a different browser. Not the issue. I know what COM port its plugged into but EASEL must poll them as I don’t see a way to define them.

grbl is 0.9. Now going to see if I can export code manually, paste into GRBLCONTROLLER … it’s a kludge but at least I can see if the code Easel generates will run well on the engraver

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code exported from Easel to grblcontroller runs fine with engraver, so …the problem remains communicating from Easel to the Arduino /Shlield

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Hi there,

Just a quick note that Windows XP is not a supported platform for Easel. You can view our system requirements on this page: https://inventables.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/2052875?b_id=9562&t=0

Microsoft itself stopped supporting Windows XP in 2014, and in order to continue improving the software the way we want, we cannot continue to support it either.

Jeff