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Mach Discussion => Mach4 General Discussion => Topic started by: edcross on April 30, 2020, 04:27:23 PM

Title: Vcarve
Post by: edcross on April 30, 2020, 04:27:23 PM

Anyone have trouble with vcarve desktop v10 and mach 4 v 4300 with PMDX 411 smartbob , ERROR = cannot communicate with device.

    Ed

Title: Re: Vcarve
Post by: joeaverage on April 30, 2020, 04:46:01 PM

Hi,

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ERROR = cannot communicate with device.

That sounds like a communication error bewteen the PC and the PMDX-411.

Will the machine respond to MDI commands?

Craig

Title: Re: Vcarve
Post by: Steve Stallings on April 30, 2020, 11:46:50 PM

Agreed. This is highly unlikely to have any to do with Vcarve.

Most likely it is due to electrical noise disruption of USB communications between the PC and the PMDX-411.

The two most common causes are ground loops or electrical noise related to the spindle motor or its driver.

Title: Re: Vcarve
Post by: edcross on May 01, 2020, 09:32:39 AM

It will not reset until you close mach 4 and unplug/plugin smartbob

   Ed