Carbide Motion Stops Recognizing Computer Port During Job

[dragonwind2000 (Derek)]

I’m using a Shapeoko Pro XXL. During my current job, when prompted to do a tool change, Carbide Motion has stopped recognizing the computer port the USB cable is plugged into and I cannot reconnect it (it won’t find the machine again) unless I turn the CNC off and on again. This means I have to restart the job from the beginning. I noticed the orange/red blinking lights on the CNC motherboard turned off when this happens–I assume that’s the connection link? Anyway, this has happened twice now. Very frustrating!

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Probably EMI, see:

Grounding your Shapeoko

Why would you want to ground your Shapeoko? This isn’t something everybody should do, but if you have either of the following issues, you should consider it; Dust & chip accumulation (on rails and V wheels causing movement problems) Random disconnects (when cutting plastics or when extraction is on) There’s nothing ‘wrong’ with the way the Shapeoko is delivered and there’s no safety issue WRT grounding on the machines (if you add a VFD spindle that must be properly grounded but that’s not for…

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[dragonwind2000 (Derek)]

Thanks for the quick reply. I will try this.