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Z-Probe Triggered and Stepper Motors Won't Respond

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by lostintheweeds, Dec 30, 2024.

  1. lostintheweeds

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    Hi,

    I'm having trouble with my Workbee 1510 controlled by the Blackbox X32 with a spindle powered by VFD. I've used it in the past and ever earlier today and everything was working as supposed to. I attempted to cut a design with the 90 degree V bit, but I hit the panic button and turned it off shortly after starting, due to the feed speed being too agressive. I then turned it back on and tried to redo the Z probe but I got an error (see attached pic) and on the troubleshooting tab it showed the z-probe was triggered, when I unclipped the z-axis clip from the spindle it cleared. I then uplugged the vfd which also cleared the z-probe triggered status. So, I thought I could then re-probe the z-axis and try the cut again but the z-axis wouldn't move, and I realized none of the axis would move. They make no noise like they're trying to move,they are completely unresponsive. I tried to restart the controller, the laptop, plugged the vfd back in, unplugged the vfd nothing helped.

    Please advise on how to move forward, I'm distraught with the sudden turn of events.
     

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  2. Peter Van Der Walt

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    Sounds like you accidentally changed Grbl Settings back to firmware default (incorrectly Inverted probe input and motors enable likely others too)

    Reload last good backup (or if you forgot to backup, setup from scratch starting with reloading machine profile)
     
  3. lostintheweeds

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    Peter, thanks for the reply. I don't think I have a backup, so I guess from scratch it is. I'll give it a go and see if I can get it humming.
     
  4. lostintheweeds

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    Ok, I reset the GRBL settings and applied the correct settings as far as I can tell, but I still have no movement or noise or anything from any of the stepper motors. I've attached the backup file for my current GRBL settings, do you see any settings that would cause this?
     

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    Grbl Settings looks correct

    To move motors you only need correct Grbl Settings, and then the next thing: 24V DC Power. Make sure you have power to the Blackbox (unplug USB cable, does fan and lights on BlackBox keep going?)
     
  6. lostintheweeds

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    Thanks for the help, I looked in the control panel and realized while previously troubleshooting the probe issue I'd turned off the power switch on the black box and forget to turn it back on. It seemed like the controller was working somewhat correctly but unable to move the motors because it was running off of USB power. Thanks again.
     

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