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Migration of Blackbox to X Carve Pro Machine

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by AdvocateX, Mar 11, 2022.

  1. AdvocateX

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    Following a lengthy round of frustration with Inventables over availability of stepper motors I finally caved in and purchased the X Carve upgrade. However, in the middle I was confronted with the aggravation of controller issues and decided to purchase a Blackbox and Interface from Openbuilds.

    I assembled and connected the Openbuilds equipment but have not been able to get the system to operate properly.

    I am using Aspire V11 to create code and transferring to the interface via USB thumb drive prepared by Openbuilds Controller. To date I have never successfully completed XYZ Plus zeroing. When I attempt to zero the machine manually I get an immediate jump approximately 6 inches left and back when the job required a cut located 1 inch Y+ and 1 inch X+.

    How do I reset the software via the interface? I am completely lost at this point.
     
  2. Giarc

    Giarc OpenBuilds Team
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    Did you home the machine before setting your XYZ zero point? Did you calibrate the various axis? Grbl v1.1 Configuration ยท gnea/grbl Wiki If you have homing switches do you home to the all positive direction? Right rear (ie X and Y both positive) and Z up?
     
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    I was unaware of this wiki. I am printing it and will attempt to sus out my errors and make amends. Thank you very much for your rapid response. What started out as a retirement activity has evolved into a very costly adventure. I will provide additional response when progress has been achieved.
     

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