Newbie having some issues
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:02 am
Hello,
New to the forum and to laser engraving overall. I got my hands on a free 2 axis laser engraving setup that was getting tossed. It was working fine and I have done quite a few things on it so far with no issues. I was working on a project the other day and after a job finished the setup no longer wants to work correctly. It seems to be a communication issue and I'm not sure if there is a problem with the firmware or something else. Please excuse my terrible lingo as I am learning how all this stuff works as I go. The main controller board is a Laseraxe CNCC mini and I believe it has an Arduino Nano microcontroller on it. I am using some software called EleksCAM.
The issue I am having now is with the stepper motors. When I manually adjust the location of the laser in EleksCAM, the X and Y axes are reversed from what they were before. In addition, if I try to move along the X axis it doesn't move but I do hear some sounds like the stepper motor is trying. When I adjust the location along the Y axis, if I press the up arrow or down arrow it only goes in one direction. Basically, it's only moving in one direction no matter what I do. It pretty much has a mind of its own right now.
I swapped the stepper motor cables on the board to verify they were good. When I did that, the X axis motor worked fine, but the issue changes to where it only moves one direction on the X axis rather than Y.
I have tried updating the firmware on the Nano using Arduino IDE and some version of GRBL. I THINK I was successful but things have not changed. I'm not sure if I am able to flash the firmware on the Laseraxe board or not. I'm not very familiar with this area but I've been scouring the web for instructions and following along.
Everything was working fine the other day and now this. I appreciate any help. I can provide additional info, pics, logs, whatever, I'm just not sure what is needed now or how to find some of the info.
Thanks.
New to the forum and to laser engraving overall. I got my hands on a free 2 axis laser engraving setup that was getting tossed. It was working fine and I have done quite a few things on it so far with no issues. I was working on a project the other day and after a job finished the setup no longer wants to work correctly. It seems to be a communication issue and I'm not sure if there is a problem with the firmware or something else. Please excuse my terrible lingo as I am learning how all this stuff works as I go. The main controller board is a Laseraxe CNCC mini and I believe it has an Arduino Nano microcontroller on it. I am using some software called EleksCAM.
The issue I am having now is with the stepper motors. When I manually adjust the location of the laser in EleksCAM, the X and Y axes are reversed from what they were before. In addition, if I try to move along the X axis it doesn't move but I do hear some sounds like the stepper motor is trying. When I adjust the location along the Y axis, if I press the up arrow or down arrow it only goes in one direction. Basically, it's only moving in one direction no matter what I do. It pretty much has a mind of its own right now.
I swapped the stepper motor cables on the board to verify they were good. When I did that, the X axis motor worked fine, but the issue changes to where it only moves one direction on the X axis rather than Y.
I have tried updating the firmware on the Nano using Arduino IDE and some version of GRBL. I THINK I was successful but things have not changed. I'm not sure if I am able to flash the firmware on the Laseraxe board or not. I'm not very familiar with this area but I've been scouring the web for instructions and following along.
Everything was working fine the other day and now this. I appreciate any help. I can provide additional info, pics, logs, whatever, I'm just not sure what is needed now or how to find some of the info.
Thanks.