# Fitness too low x 7 attempts on latest Firmware **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [June 1, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314 "2024-06-01T06:17:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ronlawrence3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/ronlawrence3/32/7886_2.png) [@ronlawrence3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ronlawrence3)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/21 "2024-06-04T22:32:18Z")
Silly question but did you take it off the frame before retract/extend? ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/22 "2024-06-04T22:35:03Z")
> [@MrBuelterman](#): > > ow to clear up the error:3 issue. Anyone know what that error means and how to clear it up? That error means that the user interface is sending a request for information that the machine doesn’t have. Probably the issue is that your maslow.yaml file needs to be updated, we added some new settings in there ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/23 "2024-06-04T22:45:09Z")
yes I did take it off the frame for the retract/extend ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/24 "2024-06-04T22:47:15Z")
I just updated the yaml this morning. “-Updated: Frimware, yaml and index, plus I was not at the recommended 15degree so I tilted my frame to the 15 degrees.” Is there something else I need to do? ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/25 "2024-06-04T22:51:44Z")
How do I check to make sure my machine is on the correct firmware to make sure my update when thru? ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/26 "2024-06-04T22:55:32Z")
should there be something in the field? ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/6/f/6f11d0787fa88151a7875988e4ca3e6c39b6f0b4.png) ---
**Author:** ![ronlawrence3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/ronlawrence3/32/7886_2.png) [@ronlawrence3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ronlawrence3)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/27 "2024-06-04T23:20:35Z")
In the “Config items” are there maslow settings? If not, then I’d click the red power button, restart it, then reload the ui and check again. If that does not work, power cycle and check. once it is there then retract/extend (off the frame) then back on again and you should be able to apply tension and jog around. ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/28 "2024-06-04T23:37:58Z")
there is data there ![Config Items](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/3/4/343aee762405ed5e6b0dbb385b77fbb6106fe432.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/29 "2024-06-04T23:42:45Z")
I also noticed that the Configuration details keep resetting to default, I thought these should be using/showing numbers that were created through the previous completed collaboration. ---
**Author:** ![jwolter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/jwolter/32/30787_2.png) [@jwolter](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jwolter)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/30 "2024-06-04T23:45:50Z")
If you update your Maslow.yaml file (which you should every time you update your firmware) you will lose the calibration values and other values you entered. Don’t forget to hit save after making manual changes. Otherwise, I’m not sure what’s happening. Which details are changing? ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/31 "2024-06-04T23:59:27Z")
Ok, good to know, that the data is lost after updating the yaml. ---
**Author:** ![ronlawrence3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/ronlawrence3/32/7886_2.png) [@ronlawrence3](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ronlawrence3)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/32 "2024-06-05T00:45:23Z")
Ah, so if you had a successful calibration then updated maslow.yaml, that would have wiped out the values the calibration set (tl, tr, bl, br). When you do it again, just save off your yaml so you can reference the x and y for those and re-enter them. There is an open issue to split out the frame/calibration data from the config so we won’t have this problem in the future, but it has not reached high enough priority to get worked on. ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/33 "2024-06-05T02:27:28Z")
Running thru the calibration process again and I’m getting a loop of: Calibration complete Calibration values: Fitness: 0.9291657893793005 Maslow\_tlX: -17.5 Maslow\_tlY: 2165.2 Maslow\_trX: 2885.2 Maslow\_trY: 2171.8 Maslow\_blX: 0.0 Maslow\_blY: 0.0 Maslow\_brX: 2904.3 Maslow\_brY: 0.0 A command to save these values has been successfully sent for you. Please check for any error messages. [MSG:ERR: Calibration data not acknowledged by computer, resending] CLBM:[{bl:1805.28, br:1815.25, tr:1804.30, tl:1818.73},{bl:1735.01, br:1744.11, tr:1882.01, tl:1895.92},{bl:1530.24, br:1958.64, tr:2079.67, tl:1711.26},{bl:1613.15, br:2022.21, tr:2009.61, tl:1625.34},{bl:1698.28, br:2091.90, tr:1945.08, tl:1544.84},{bl:1882.66, br:1892.53, tr:1732.20, tl:1747.18},{bl:2080.68, br:1707.02, tr:1530.47, tl:1960.52},{bl:2011.49, br:1621.93, tr:1611.72, tl:2024.57},{bl:1948.45, br:1541.87, tr:1698.21, tl:2094.14},{bl:1891.14, br:1471.64, tr:1788.09, tl:2168.18},{bl:1670.41, br:1682.11, tr:1963.37, tl:1977.49},{bl:1459.60, br:1903.37, tr:2153.44, tl:1801.40},{bl:1262.99, br:2131.01, tr:2354.72, tl:1644.53},{bl:1349.26, br:2180.06, tr:2286.28, tl:1544.83},{bl:1440.47, br:2237.16, tr:2222.79, tl:1449.15},{bl:1536.61, br:2299.60, tr:2164.63, tl:1358.23},{bl:1635.96, br:2369.49, tr:2112.34, tl:1272.96},{bl:1793.15, br:2169.28, tr:1885.34, tl:1470.08},{bl:1970.02, br:1979.70, tr:1664.88, tl:1681.26},{bl:2160.36, br:1803.65, tr:1454.06, tl:1901.93},{bl:2359.45, br:1646.53, tr:1257.68, tl:2128.98},{bl:2292.18, br:1547.16, tr:1343.75, tl:2180.92},{bl:2228.31, br:1450.96, tr:1435.49, tl:2238.72},{bl:2168.87, br:1360.66, tr:1532.03, tl:2301.81},{bl:2117.00, br:1275.61, tr:1632.45, tl:2369.84},] Computing… This may take several minutesFitness: 0.9285677 in 100 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 200 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 300 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 400 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 500 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 600 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 700 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 800 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 900 Fitness: 0.9285677 in 1000 Calibration complete Calibration values: Fitness: 0.9285677010353716 Maslow\_tlX: -17.5 Maslow\_tlY: 2165.2 Maslow\_trX: 2885.2 Maslow\_trY: 2171.8 Maslow\_blX: 0.0 Maslow\_blY: 0.0 Maslow\_brX: 2904.3 Maslow\_brY: 0.0 A command to save these values has been successfully sent for you. Please check for any error messages. and error of “[MSG:ERR: Calibration data not acknowledged by computer, resending]” [Maslow-serial (3).log](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/uploads/short-url/lflkcnbEVYuvF7ptnmtbNMVMxYk.log) (64.7 KB) ---
**Author:** ![MrBuelterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MrBuelterman](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrBuelterman)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/34 "2024-06-05T03:13:12Z")
OMG! I’m calibrated!!! and I can jog with no errors! Suggestions: - Better error reporting, error codes with what is going wrong and how to fix the error. - Checks make sure yaml and firmware match before calibration. - Saving of calibration settings so they do not revert to defaults. - Figure out why disconnects happen so frequently. When this happens during calibration it basically means you need to restart the process from square one. Cant wait to start cutting! Thanks again for all the support! I felt like I wen thru the calibration process around 30 times before having it complete successfully, but i couldn’t let it beat me! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/35 "2024-06-05T17:04:42Z")
> [@MrBuelterman](#): > > - Better error reporting, error codes with what is going wrong and how to fix the error. I 100% agree, I am working on this. > [@MrBuelterman](#): > > Checks make sure yaml and firmware match before calibration. Good call, it would be great to make these check automatically and print a warning if they don’t match > [@MrBuelterman](#): > > Saving of calibration settings so they do not revert to defaults. Last weeks update partly addressed this…or maybe those changes will be in todays update. You are 100% right that it needs to work better. > [@MrBuelterman](#): > > Figure out why disconnects happen so frequently. When this happens during calibration it basically means you need to restart the process from square one. That is what I am working on today! All of your suggestions are excellent and hopefully you will see some progress on fixing/improving all of those things ASAP ---
**Author:** ![MrN808](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mrn808/32/22275_2.png) [@MrN808](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrN808)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/36 "2024-06-05T22:15:52Z")
Aloha, I got mine set up in the theater where I’m working this summer. Horizontal orientation, 8’ x 12’ frame. Calibration has been a struggle for me…I get high fitness in the first set of points, but it declines and after either the second or third set of points, it is too low to save. I have tried the various suggestions above and so far had little change. If I increase the threshold above 1800, the sled tends to pull off the spoil board. I see no evidence that the belts are not retracting fully. Could use a lifeline. Mahalo, ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/37 "2024-06-05T23:18:19Z")
> [@MrN808](#): > > and after either the second or third set of points, it is too low to save. How low does it end up being? ---
**Author:** ![jwolter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/jwolter/32/30787_2.png) [@jwolter](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/jwolter)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/38 "2024-06-05T23:28:03Z")
I’m not sure how large a calibration you are trying, but you might try a 3x3 calibration over a smaller area. If you can get that to work, then you will have better values to start with. I’m not sure what would cause your later points to go south; the first thing I think of though is that as you get farther from the center, perhaps your frame is flexing. ---
**Author:** ![MrN808](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mrn808/32/22275_2.png) [@MrN808](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/MrN808)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/39 "2024-06-05T23:46:33Z")
It seems to stop the calibration when it gets low. Am I not waiting long enough for it to go on? I’ve been into the .3s most recently (just now). ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314/40 "2024-06-05T23:55:17Z")
That sounds like it could be the frame flexing to me, but I 100% second @jwolter’s suggestion. I would try running on a smaller area and maybe do just a 3x3 or 5x5 first. [Previous page](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/fitness-too-low-x-7-attempts-on-latest-firmware/21314.md?page=3)