# Recurring time out message in ground control

**URL:** <https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [October 2, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051 "2018-10-02T18:17:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![flitchandgroove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@flitchandgroove](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/flitchandgroove)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/1 "2018-10-02T18:17:50Z")

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Please help, I’m setting up or the 1st time. I’ve read through many of the forum Q’s and A’s to no avail. Latest firmware downloaded, GC 1.22 downloaded. Closing Arduino before opening GC. Still getting time out message! Windows 10 user.

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**Author:** ![blurfl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/blurfl/32/9_2.png) [@blurfl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/blurfl)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/2 "2018-10-02T18:23:59Z")

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Welcome @flitchandgroove! GC posts this message when it does not receive the expected responses from the Arduino. Did the firmware upload to the Arduino Mega2560 complete successfully (‘done uploading’)? If so, which port was used (Arduino/Tools/Port)? Are you using the same one in GC (Actions/Ports) ?

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**Author:** ![flitchandgroove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@flitchandgroove](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/flitchandgroove)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/3 "2018-10-02T18:25:54Z")

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yes, got the upload complete msg. port com5 for the upload, then chose same port in GC then Connect.

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**Author:** ![blurfl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/blurfl/32/9_2.png) [@blurfl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/blurfl)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/4 "2018-10-02T18:32:10Z")

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OK, that’s all good. Quitting GC and going back to Arduino, using the Tools/SerialMonitor set for 57600 baud, you should see

```auto
PCB v1.2 Detected
Grbl v1.00
ready
ok
[Forward Calculating Position]
position loaded at:
0.00
-0.01
<Idle,MPos:0.00,-0.01,-0.00,WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000>
[PE:0.00,0.00,127]
<Idle,MPos:0.00,-0.01,-0.00,WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000>
[PE:0.00,0.00,127]
<Idle,MPos:0.00,-0.01,-0.00,WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000>
[PE:0.00,0.00,127]
<Idle,MPos:0.00,-0.01,-0.00,WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000>
[PE:0.00,0.00,127]
<Idle,MPos:0.00,-0.01,-0.00,WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000>
[PE:0.00,0.00,127]
<Idle,MPos:0.00,-0.01,-0.00,WPos:0.000,0.000,0.000>

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This is what GC is looking for, and if that’s what you see in the SerialMonitor then we should troubleshoot the GC part of the issue.

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**Author:** ![flitchandgroove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@flitchandgroove](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/flitchandgroove)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/5 "2018-10-02T18:36:26Z")

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Thats a blank window.

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**Author:** ![blurfl](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/blurfl/32/9_2.png) [@blurfl](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/blurfl)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/6 "2018-10-02T18:42:47Z")

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OK, if at the bottom of the ‘SerialMonitor’ window 57600 baud is selected, then the blank window indicates that the firmware isn’t running on the Arduino Mega2560.  
Look through the steps [here](http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/Firmware.html?instructions=true) to see if something was missed in getting the firmware uploaded.

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**Author:** ![flitchandgroove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@flitchandgroove](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/flitchandgroove)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/7 "2018-10-02T19:00:13Z")

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Ok, reload firmware as windows app. Updating firmware through github, no download, error msg:  
Maslow:h No such file or directory

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**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:** [October 2, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/8 "2018-10-02T19:01:17Z")

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Excellent progress!

That error message usually means that the zip file has not been extracted. Could that be the solution?

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**Author:** ![flitchandgroove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@flitchandgroove](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/flitchandgroove)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/9 "2018-10-02T19:04:32Z")

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Aha! We have liftoff! Now to reload GC and move forward. Thank you for finding my simple miss.

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**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:** [October 2, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/recurring-time-out-message-in-ground-control/7051/10 "2018-10-02T19:05:26Z")

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We’re getting good at this! 😀

Good work everyone!