I have a Shapeoko XXL with the BitRunner. It has run fine since I got it but last week I took the cover off the board and had to disconnect the cables. Today I was trying to run a job but the router did not come on. I reseated the cables and it seemed to run but during a job the router quit running.
I was not paying enough attention but the switch for the BitRunner was in auto and the red light was on. I noticed when the router did come on the led would turn green. I think on one time that the router failed to come on the led light was off.
I took my board cover off again and plugged in the cables and the BitRunner worked fine. So I put the cover back on and I may have solved my problem. I did set a job to air cut to prove the BitRunner worked.
My question is in the MDI interface I sent the command β/M3β and Send but the router never came on. What would be the correct command to set the Router on through the Bitrunner at the MDI command line? Just in case I need to trouble shoot the connections again.
My Shapeoko broke the Z homing switch on the HDZ so I cannot try right now. I dont if it is important but I will try
/m3 s18000
/M3 s18000
/M03 S18000
/M03S18000
I notice that some of the gcode has M3 and some has M03 not sure if the leading zero is necessary. Will report back. I think being able to turn on the router for troubleshooting may be important in the future.
I did order a new controller from Caride3d so that should be here next week. I have always had a flakey usb connection and the metal shield around the usb connector is loose.