Don't get me wrong, it works awesome, and at 1% and 5% the speed is actually slow, so I feel like it's a lot easier to accurately navigate around when for example you can't use the x/y probing. But setting the jog speed down to a safe 25% is the first thing I do .

Aha, that's something I didn't know. I will for sure set this a tad lower in this case. Thanks

 

So Peter, the interface only runs at 100% federate? it isn't adjustable?
If that's the case, is there a plan to make that change available or is that possible?

 

*Sigh* figures, last time I watched the videos for black box but didn't read docs - this time I scour the docs for interface, literally forget there are videos.

Thank you Peter

 

Oh that makes it even worse!!

 

To all those that are having issues with USB recognition. Ensure that it is in fact formatting to FAT32. This format is not supported by windows on drives over 32GB, since data storage is cheap many flash drives you may find are going to be larger than this. I found a tool online that will format larger drives to FAT32, can be found here.

I had one 64GB drive that i tried formatting as exFAT and the Interface would not recognize it. Using the tool above, I was able to format it to FAT32 and add files through CONTROL. After plugging it in, the interface recognized it right away.

Hope this helps!

 

Is it possible to update the firmware without having the interface plugged into the blackbox?

 

Super support hooked me up with a replacement interface (in less than 24hrs to my door in Canada OMG!) and all seems to be working now. Much easier getting started after running through the process so many times. Here's hoping it's nothing but happy cutting ahead, thanks.

 

Perfect! Thank you for the firmware update, that was pretty fast!
Update went smoothly over wifi

 

Is there any plans to put the Incremental jog on the interface like Control has?

 

Has anyone got the INTERFACE device to work with XPro v4 board?

Got it working on my Blackbox v2.5 with the mod as instructed. I’ve update the firmware... all good. What’s the trick to getting the Interface device working with XPro v4? Anyone had success... it just seems to keep rebooting when connected to v5, GND, Tx and Rx in the XPro v4. Thanks Rich.

 

Try powering it through the USB C port with a computer or a portable usb battery pack.

 

I think the power supply issue is resolved per the suggestions... but I cannot seem to consistently get the RX/TX to work... I have had it working but now it won't connect to GRBL... Using the two pins highlighted below on the board. I have tried all the simple "restart" debugging no luck. It's 100% consistently working with OpenBuilds Control.... appreciate any debug suggestions (aside from buy a BlackBox )

 

No, I've also put the 5v through it... something is missing here and I can't figure it out... can't get GRBL communication... must be a trick to getting that header to work which then allows serial data to flow.

 

xPro v4 with INTERFACE - I got this working and thought I'd report back to the community on how. Mike from Spark Concepts helped me out.

1.) Jumper CTS (UART) to the Digital Ground pin next to it. (Mike wrote: For the external RX and TX signal, you will need to pull the CS pin low on that header - the easiest way to do that is to jumper pins 8 and 10 on the shrouded header..These are the two rear pins, closest to the GRBL logo on the board)
2.) Digital +5v pin to the INTERFACE 5v pin
3.) Rx (UART) pin to the Tx pin on the INTERFACE (Remember it's Rx to Tx because the natural instinct for the layman is Rx to Rx which is incorrect!)
4.) Tx (UART) pin to the Rx pin on the INTERFACE (Remember it's Tx to Rx, because the natural instinct for the layman is Tx to Tx which is incorrect!)
5.) Connect Ground a pin from xPro to INTERFACE Ground.
5.) Flip the Little switch beside the USB port to get 5V to the board without USB.
6.) Use supplied USB-C Power cable to external 5V source such as Laptop USB, or Battery, or Plug to power the INTERFACE because there isn't enough from the xPro v4 alone.

 

Hi there I wondering if anybody knows how to fix this issue my interface will not connect or let me set it up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

I've been playing with the INTERFACE a fair bit today to try and develop a workflow for myself and an understanding of it's capability. I'm just a user, but I'll give you my learnings in hopes of helping.

To get a file to the INTERFACE you can connect to INTERFACE from a Web Browser and do an upload. http://192.168.86.51 would be an example URL. This assumes you've set up WiFi on the device of course. It's the only way I can see to "transfer a job directly from a PC to INTERFACE without a USB"


I ran a couple small jobs today with just the INTERFACE plugged in. It works as advertised, but it takes some getting used to. Don't give up.

Rich.