The instruction says: “Start by setting current to zero by turning the trimpot all the way counter-clockwise. Then issue a very long Gcode command for that axis, something like g0x1000.”
How do I “issue a very long Gcode command”?
If you have an x controller, see the directions for assembly because they show a setting for the trim pots. If you wanted to send a Gcode, you have to open easel and click on machine/general settings/ machine inspector. You will see the console window and that is where you would type the line of gcode.
Thanks for your reply. However, the first problem is that I don’t have an X-Controller, and the second is that I’ve installed Easel but there’s no obvious means of opening it. I have the “EaselLocal” directory, but there’s no executable that does anything meaningful, and nothing in my Start menu.
Excuse me if I’m being dim, but I bought this machine because it was said to be ideal for a novice, and I’ve found it to be anything but.
To use easel you have to download and extract, as they are compressed, 2 driver files that you can find in the x carve computer set up. Then you have to run easel and “set up a new machine”. That should allow you to select a 3rd party machine.
I generally use the Universal Gcode Sender to operate my X carve. That might be an option to you. You find the port that is connected on your computer and change the baud rate to 115xxx.
X-Carve Instructions: Computer Setup
Don’t feel bad about finding the computer stuff hard, because unless you are a computer geek type ( not that there is anything wrong with that), the average person has to learn the stuff from the ground up. Most videos go through that part really fast because they already know the routine.
The good news is that once you get the motors to turn, it isn’t too hard to get up and running.
Thanks again but, as I said, I don’t have an X-Controller. At least I now know how to get Easel running - I didn’t realise it was a web application.
It’s not “the computer stuff” that’s hard - I spent twenty years writing code - it’s the “explanations” that tell me to do something but don’t tell me how to do it, or that reference some item which doesn’t exist.
Anyway, thanks for your input.
This issue appears to be mainly solved, now I find that Easel needs Google Chrome for it to works properly. I thought that the days of web developers only building for a particular browser were over but apparently not.
Thanks again for your help.
I am using Edge on a Lenovo laptop.
I was using Brave on a Dell. It seems OK when I use Chrome.
Thanks again.