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Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2013, 08:56:21 AM »
Hi again. I downloaded and installed 062. I had the same issue. A quick question though. Is it OK if I use the xml file from the newer version?

I think the problem happens when I go to the the toolpath tab. If I do not go to the toolpath tab it seems to be OK.

I am going to try 057 as soon as I get a chance and I will let you know. I am sorry this is taking so long but I have many projects happening right now. Thanks again.

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Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2013, 09:16:55 AM »
So everything homes ok when you are on the main page?
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Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2013, 09:42:18 PM »
At some point something happens that causes the homing sequence to stop and the only way I have found to recover is to replace the xml file with one that was backed up when the homing sequence worked.

Some additional troubleshooting steps I have tried. Disabled and then re-enabled the home switches disabled shut down then re-enabled, disabled shut down rebooted then re-enabled. Reinitialized the usb breakout board. No luck

I have not had a chance to verify this yet but it seems that after I have gone to the toolpath tab, run the road runner gcode a few times, this problem occurs (by the way I have made a few beautiful road runners). If I go back to the main page and the problem exists. I hit ref all home and the leds flash red then green the dros do not change and the axis do not move. If I go to the diagnostics page none of the home switches are active. If I try to home each axis individually I get the same result, the home led flashes and nothing else happens.

Next time this happens I will save the 'defective' xml file and then try to compare it to the working file to see if there is some difference.

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Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2013, 03:12:18 AM »
Yes please attach the xml.
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Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2013, 07:56:08 AM »
I am now on ver 057 and the same problem. I have saved the bad xml and compared with the good xml and there are a few differences. I have no encoders so I am thinking that a value other than 0 for the <enc> and <encoder> tags in the bad xml file is causing the issue. I will set those values back to zero this evening and see if the bad xml works OK.

Bad xml
<Dist0>7.2e+002</Dist0>
<Dist1>4.6e+002</Dist1>
<Dist2>1.2e+002</Dist2>
<Enc0>-10.</Enc0>
<Enc1>-5.</Enc1>
<Enc2>-1.</Enc2>
<Enc3>0.</Enc3>
<Encoder0>-10</Encoder0>
<Encoder1>-5</Encoder1>
<Encoder2>-1</Encoder2>
<Encoder3>0</Encoder3>
<Encoder4>0</Encoder4>
<Encoder5>0</Encoder5>
<Encoder6>0</Encoder6>

Good xml
<Dist0>6.1e+002</Dist0>
<Dist1>3.9e+002</Dist1>
<Dist2>1.e+002</Dist2>
<Enc0>0.</Enc0>
<Enc1>0.</Enc1>
<Enc2>0.</Enc2>
<Enc3>0.</Enc3>
<Encoder0>0</Encoder0>
<Encoder1>0</Encoder1>
<Encoder2>0</Encoder2>
<Encoder3>0</Encoder3>
<Encoder4>0</Encoder4>
<Encoder5>0</Encoder5>
<Encoder6>0</Encoder6>
Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2013, 10:05:54 AM »
Setting those vales to 0 made the bad xml good. So the question is where and how are those encoder tags getting changed?
Re: Problem with the homing sequence.
« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2013, 08:27:28 AM »
Can anyone check and see if there is a problem with the xml file hat could be causing my issue?