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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / PMDX: DEVICE ERROR 'SYSTEM ERROR(18): Packet timeout, communications lost'

« on: October 27, 2019, 04:49:59 AM »

Hi there,
Me again. You replaced my PMDX 411 recently and it's been good as gold. I was running as a Mach4 3 axis router and although I haven't done any very big jobs, everything was running smoothly and as expected.
I recently added a fourth axis. I created a new profile on Mach4 using Mach4 mill. I copied most of the configuration settings across from the Mach4 Router profile and then played around getting the A axis revolving around X. After a bit of fine tuning I ran a few test cuts. everything seems OK except I get some weird crashes. Here is the history from the most recent few runs.
Any thoughts?

PMDX: Communication status 'Sync'd to Device'
Home switch Z Home tripped!
Home switch X Home tripped!
Home switch Y Home tripped!
Current tool == Selected tool so there is nothing to do
Current tool == Selected tool so there is nothing to do
PMDX: DEVICE ERROR 'SYSTEM ERROR(18): Packet timeout, communications lost'
PMDX: Communication error 'Lost Sync'
PMDX: Communication status 'Sync'd to Device'
Home switch Z Home tripped!
Home switch X Home tripped!
PMDX: Error 7 (Communication error) queuing HOME pkt for axis 'Y' motor 'Master' (id 1), aborting HOME cmd
Home switch Z Home tripped!
Home switch X Home tripped!
Home switch Y Home tripped!
Cycle Stopped
Home switch Z Home tripped!
Home switch X Home tripped!
Home switch Y Home tripped!
Current tool == Selected tool so there is nothing to do
Cycle Stopped
Home switch Z Home tripped!
Home switch X Home tripped!
Home switch Y Home tripped!
Current tool == Selected tool so there is nothing to do
Current tool == Selected tool so there is nothing to do
PMDX: Communication error 'Lost Sync'
PMDX: Communication status 'Sync'd to Device'
PMDX: DEVICE ERROR 'SYSTEM ERROR(18): Packet timeout, communications lost'

Cheers
Mark

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / Lua: Error occurred while opening file. Is this a problem?

« on: August 03, 2019, 09:50:04 PM »

When I run a copy of the PMDX sample profile in Mach4 the history includes the following:

"PMDX: Communication status 'Sync'd to Device'
Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\Mark-CNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory"

I don't get this when I run any of the other Mach4 profiles (I did this to test). Is this a problem? Also, the PMDX doesn't show up as a Motion Device in the configuration menu in the other profiles (Configure/Select Motion Device). It only shows up in the PMDX Sample Profile.
running Mach4 Version 4.2.0.4162
PMDX 411 plug-in version 0.53.263, bootloader version 1.13.73, Firmware version 0.60.208
Is this normal? Or is there a problem here?

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SmartBOB controllers and dedicated accessories / 411 woes: PMDX: Invalid or unknown PMDX-SmartBOB-USB device found

« on: June 03, 2019, 06:32:00 AM »

Hi,
I’m running Mach4Hobby_4.2.0.4162 on a Surface Book 2, Windows 10 Pro 1809, OS b 17763.529
I had a lot of trouble getting the Com port installed. I now have STMicroelectronics Virtual COM Port V 1.4.0.0 showing in my Device Driver. Bits per second: 9600, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 1, Flow control: None.
Unfortunately, Mach 4 is not playing nice with PMDX 411. The following is some history (with duplicate lines removed for concision).

PMDX: Communication status 'Sync'd to Device'
Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\MarkCNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory
PMDX: Communication error 'Lost Sync'
PMDX: Could not disable the PMDX-SmartBOB-USB, error 'Cannot communicate with device'
Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\MarkCNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory
PMDX: Spindle speed failed for RPM 0, max RPM 10000, Cannot communicate with device
PMDX: Could not disable the PMDX-SmartBOB-USB, error 'Cannot communicate with device'
E-Stop cleared!
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PMDX: Could not enable the PMDX-SmartBOB-USB, error 'Cannot communicate with device'
Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\MarkCNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory
PMDX: Invalid or unknown PMDX-SmartBOB-USB device found
Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\MarkCNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory
PMDX: Spindle speed failed for RPM 0, max RPM 10000, Cannot communicate with device
PMDX: Invalid or unknown PMDX-SmartBOB-USB device found
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Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\MarkCNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory
PMDX: Invalid or unknown PMDX-SmartBOB-USB device found
Lua: Error occurred while opening file
cannot open C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles\MarkCNC\Macros\mcLua.mcc: No such file or directory
PMDX: Spindle speed failed for RPM 0, max RPM 10000, Cannot communicate with device
PMDX: Invalid or unknown PMDX-SmartBOB-USB device found
E-Stop cleared!