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I make sure to close one before running the other but now I cannot get easel back up and running this time. Most recent release of picsender xcarve grbl was flashed on the xcarve last summer when I gave up on the jtech flash I couldnt get on it. The tester board has the latest release grbl. The error was saying on or before line 3 sometimes said on or before line 4 with the same file the first lines if I recall right are
I will try reloading grbl in a bit on it I did try removing lines of code 1 by 1 and same error each time. Even if I get that working the pic sender software renders easel useless after being connected and I still have not gotten it back up and running this time on my house PC.
I have no clue what happened Easel was up and running fine the other day but since I have tried running gcode through pic sender I seem to have lost everything now. I flashed the newest grbl on the xcarve reinstalled easel and still wont connect. I cant connect to pic sender anymore either since the new grbl flash. It is too cold to keep messing with it out there tonight so I will have to get everything up and running smoothly on my home pc with the test board and then fix the garage setup if I can figure it out in here
Yeah sorry should have started my own thread. All I did was a simple text outline in vcarve with jtech vcarve pp to test pic sender. I will have to upload it tomorrow when I go back out there to try and reconnect things. I will start a new topic then
Got a problem. I am using Vectric Aspire with the Jtec no Z post processor and when I send the file to the laser it does not turn on my laser during the first line of gcode and then it comes on in the middle?? I know it has got to be a setting I’m putting in vectric but I can not figure it out. now if I use the Jtec post processor with Z and remove the Z in the text file before I send it is works. my Z1 and Z2 are set to .001 like the instructions on the jtec site says?
You have a problem with the post processor. The M05 command in line 5 should not be there.
Line 4 says, turn the laser on with a power level of 0 (which means the laser will be off).
Line 5 says turn the laser off.
Then the machine is instructed to start moving. Somewhere, later in the file there must be a M03 command to turn the laser on which is why the first part of your file runs with the laser off and then later the laser gets turned on.
I just changed the post processor on the website as well. That was an oversight on our part in the code. Thanks for finding the error and sorry you had problems!
Best Regards,
Jay
This is a little dated, but I was hoping you could tell em which of the two GRBL post processors listed I should use? I don’t understand why there is a “Z” and a “no Z” option. Is the difference for engraving on 2d vs 3d items? Meaning if on 3d the focal length will change along the path of the model, and the Z is then required to move with it to stay in focus?