Hi Guys, just reading through this thread – I can relate to this, as I experienced a similar problem when I first started working with the SO3. The scenario went
• Just finished building the SO3 with an Acrylic cover.
• Loaded software onto my Mac Book - Carbide Motion version 14-Oct-15.
• Started testing it. Was working with Aluminum, all looked well.
• Used the vacuum after tests were completed and powered down, no problems.
• Became more comfortable and started vacuuming intermittently during operations.
• After a period of time, I would experience an error in communications with Carbide Motion.
• Usually cleared up by powering down and disconnecting power for 30 seconds or so.
• About this time I started to notice some static when cleaning the SO3.
• The SO3 crashed during a 4-hour job in Nov-15 and failed to recover. I tried every thing again but no joy. A few days later prior to attempting to reload he Firmware the system started communicating again between the SO3 and Mac Book – still not sure what the problem was.
• Also noticed that connecting the power to the Mack Book would cause a hiccup in communications with the SO3.
Since then,
• I have the power plugged into the Mac Book at all times
• I Disabled “Sleep Mode”
• I have upgraded to newer versions of Carbide Motion.
• I do not vacuum mid job.
The system now, seems to be working without issue.
My opinion is that, there may be issues with an induced spike in the communications line when any power related to the working environment, changes. For example, static from the vacuum, adding power to the Note Book, turning on/off the Dewalt Router etc. Some folk have also experienced issues on power supply line fluctuations.
I have not used an oscilloscope to verify this opinion yet, so it is still only a wild guess.
See attached link to the problem
Hope this is of some help.