Trouble with xxl

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

So I finished my xxl build and drew a small project to get going and go to startup my xxl and boom the z axis drives into the board😡 then I read that I should swap the x n z to stop that and the z drives into the end of the machine in the opposite direction it should.
I’m a little bit beyond frustrated now.

Anyone have suggestions for this?

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

The suggestion to swap the X and Z was wrong — swap things back.

For the Z going down, this can be caused by multiple things:

• incorrect Grbl and Machine configuration, see:

Setting Grbl Configuration in CM 517 and later

Carbide Motion 517 uses a new system for setting Travel Dimensions which is potentially confusing: [image] Pressing the Load Defaults button takes one to a window which allows one to select first machine size: [image] and then Z-axis type: [image] after which selection the Travel Dimensions for the selections made are entered into the dialog and will be preserved if one clicks “Ok” (and of course that change discarded if one selects “Cancel”). In addition there is a “Send Configuration…

• Z-axis switch stuck on — none of the switches should be stuck on
• machine up against an edge — move towards the center before powering up

If you continue to have difficulties let us know what your machine does when you attempt to initialize at support@carbide3d.com

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

I’m on 521 and this machine is literally brand new

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

Is it configured for the Z plus?

Is the limit switch reported as pressed?

What error message did you see, if any?

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

Zplus configued so I don’t know what is going on. I’m not a newb at building! This has me beat right now and I’m trying not to trash it!

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

What’s your $3 setting?

(also, please don’t hurt your Shapeoko)

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

$102 is set to 40, which is the setting for a belt drive, so while you’ve configured your Machine settings, you have not configured Grbl.

Please see:

Setting Grbl Configuration in CM 517 and later

Carbide Motion 517 uses a new system for setting Travel Dimensions which is potentially confusing: [image] Pressing the Load Defaults button takes one to a window which allows one to select first machine size: [image] and then Z-axis type: [image] after which selection the Travel Dimensions for the selections made are entered into the dialog and will be preserved if one clicks “Ok” (and of course that change discarded if one selects “Cancel”). In addition there is a “Send Configuration…

It’s a two-step process and you have to do both steps with the correct settings for your machine.

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

How have I configured the machine and skipped grbl?

That special or something?

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

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

$102 is still set to 40 which is the Z-axis setting for a belt drive — please configure Grbl as noted in the link: Setting Grbl Configuration in CM 517 and later

Grbl configuration and machine configuration are two separate steps. You have to do both. Please configure Grbl.

[Nathan1 (Nathan Blome)]

So where do you find out which version of drive you have? I don’t see anything on that anywhere in the instructions. This would be helpful if different versions exist. As I think back nothing states that there are different versions besides a small notation that a belt version exists. Anyway I really would like to get this going. Any help is fantastic.

[neilferreri (Neil Ferreri Ω)]

@Nathan1

Zplus configued

You said you have the Z plus.

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

I am re-opening your ticket with support and we will do our best to contact you and work through this with you.