TLE5206 where to buy?

Hardware
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I keep losing calibration during cuts. Maybe the new board will help. Shows sold out and has been for a while. Any idea where to get one?

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@Bee ?, @MakerMadeCNC , @Metalmaslow , @2cents .
Bee at one point designed, made and was selling an improved board. The rest are supplying kits at least.
As far as I can recall there were other boards options out there as well,ā€¦ anyone?

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I was a bridge between the old and the new suppliers. When others made TLE boards available I stopped.

Thank you

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Thank you sir. Iā€™ll keep looking

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Let me know with PM if you are stuck on this one.
Bee has helped me with ā€˜backup for the TLEā€™, so will do best give the same with others.
Nothing to put in the mail tomorrow though, sorry.

Kind regards, Gero

Edit:

Troubleshooting on this one is worth a try, before blaming the motor shield. Are you up for it?

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Any help trouble shooting would be appreciated. Not sure where to look.

I moved the vac and router to a different circuit.

Thinking try a new usb cable or noise filter?

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Are you on win$?

The usb and filters is a great start.
The highest level you can take it is likely this:
Maslow CNC USB signal/connection loss

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Thanks Gero,

I have watched that before. Not sure where to get one or how to wire it. But Iā€™ll check the video again. Anything simpler?

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If you feel comfortable soldering, you may want to check out this thread:

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Hey Keith,

Not comfortable with soldering. Never learned how to do it.

Gero

If Iā€™m understanding it I wire the filter into a box with outlets and plug that box into the wall then plug the Maslow setup into the filter box. Iā€™ll pick up the usb cable with the chokes on it.

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If you are suffering from connection loss, we should change the title and make it a troubleshooting post.
The error needs to be narrowed down step by step.

ā† needs to be more explained to get you running.
Will you change the title, or shall i?

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Lowest cost attempt first is also my approach with this things. If a good short USB with Ferites solves the issue, lots of worries and cash saved.

Edit:
did you try:

  • cold moves (cutter up and router off)
  • vacuum off
    to determine if it might be 1 of the 2 creating the ā€˜noiseā€™ to loose connection?

Edit2:

was not answered.
If so:

  • You want to deactivate all screen saver and power saving tools in windows
  • You also want to check (if there is no password) the ->BIOS<- of your PC and turn off power saving there. The search on giggle would be ā€œ{your pc model} enter biosā€ or ā€œhow to access bios {your pc model}ā€. (If you have a 8 hour cut you do not want anything to turn off).
  • :woman_juggling: Conchita or whatever her name is, fire her without notice. You donā€™t want her to destroy your workpiece just because she takes system resources away from GroundControl, because she heard you say ā€œI think the bit is dullā€ and tries to order them directly :wink:
  • How much ā€˜automatic updatesā€™ affect win10/??, i canā€™t tell, but to be on the safe side,turn off (requires to do it regularly manually) or set at least to ā€˜askā€™, so you can delay it if you fear it could interrupt a cut

Might go to far here, but that wonā€™t stop me:
If GC is on win or mac, I would disable/disconnect internet/networking during a cut.
Both OS are known to copy ET and calling home, silently in the background, but noticeable on the system resources. Cutting them off has a bigger chance to leave more of your PC for you.

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I moved router and vac to different circuit. That seemed to prolong the losing connection and losing calibration. However it still happens randomly.

Also, I separated the Maslow power cord and usb cable the best I could.

Windows,
disabled screen saver for sure.

I have disabled power save mode under power management but I havenā€™t messed with bios.

Iā€™ll check on Cortana or whoever I donā€™t think I ever turned it on.

Iā€™ll check the auto updates not sure of it.

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So win 10? home/pro?

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I believe 10 home. Donā€™t know for sure. I turn it on so what I need and turn it off. Lol.

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Iā€™m going to pick up a usb cable tomorrow and recalibrate and cut a few thing this weekend and see how it does.

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Went through the pc list. I believe I have everything turned off. I also disabled WiFi. Two cuts and no problems. We will see how long it lasts.

No ferrite usb cords locally. Have to order one.

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Sorry for not being on much. Thank you for your help Gero. I followed your list of turning things off and havenā€™t had a issue since. I believe it was my wireless causing the issue. So far so good. We have made 10 27x30 cuts with no issues.

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Bought or still looking?