Maslow-serial (26).log (2.2 KB) crashed while i was retracting only got 2 belts out before it crashed still crashed even know i had it plugged in, hopefully it captured some more info tho
why do i have to do a full power cycle by unplugging it to reset it sometimes just to be able to connect to it at all successfully?
Maslow-serial (27).log (4.5 KB) it made it most the way through a simulated cut then crashed
the 26 log does not show a crash or error
the 27 log does show an error. It shows that the belt lengths did not compute to a valid location given your anchor locations.
[MSG:INFO: Center point deviation: TL: 0.000 TR: 0.000 BL: -0.125 BR: 3.673]
[MSG:INFO: Center point deviation within 12.000mm, your coordinate system is accurate]
[MSG:INFO: Requesting state change from Taking Slack to Ready To Cut]
[MSG:INFO: Succeeded]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is -162.619mm Counter: 1]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was -162.619mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Bottom Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is -158.862mm Counter: 1]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was -158.862mm]
Since this happened when you tried to do âapply tensionâ after doing a retract/extend, this means one of two things
- you are not measuring the belt lengths correctly
- your anchor locations are a long way from where the machine thinks they are.
since the error reported is around 6" itâs not likely to be frame flex, so that probably means a measurement problem.
do a couple rounds of retract all â extend all â retract all
if the results are not near zero measurements at the end of the second retract all, that will show you which arm(s) are a problem. If the magnet is not in the right place, or not glued in solidly enough it can cause this problem.y
David Lang
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Maslow-serial (28).log (4.1 KB)look okay?
so magnets are okay, did it just glitch and get offset before or something?
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It could be that something was preventing the belts from retracting fully like I find that fairly often my belt will grab the power cord on retract and that can prevent it from fully retracting.
Another option could be if the tails on the belt need to be trimmed a little bit. If there is a bunch of extra on there that sticks out it could prevent them from fully retracting.
Generally making sure that all four belts are able to fully seat against the plastic there when fully retracted is what it needs to get an accurate home position.
If you do a couple of cycles and it looks good consistently then maybe it was a fluke?
Itâs also possible that a magnet isnât fully glued into place, but it was OK on that run. Just because itâs not fully glued doesnât mean it will move every time.
I would recommend trying it about five times and make sure that itâs working correctly.
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Maslow-serial (29).log (2.8 KB)
Maslow-serial (30).log (3.4 KB)
Maslow-serial (31).log (2.8 KB)
so far have done 2/5 retracts disconnected during the first extend then again on the next and a 3rd time on the retract of the second one, it isnt allowing me to see the numbers via the menu so idk how its doing on the near 0 thing
What do you mean that it isnât allowing you to see the numbers?
it disconnects me before its done and then it resets the code area on it so it may be in the logs but i cant see it on the app because the whole page resets when i get disconnected
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it messes me up on cuts like that too because nothing saves so when it disconnects on a cut i cant monitor the progress or anything i just gotta wait if it decides to continue the cut if it doesnât fully crash and make me restart the whole process
The disconnecting is really the thing that we need to fix first. Until we get that figured out doing anything else is going to be super hard.
Unfortunately only one of those logs actually showed the numbers (the other two must have happened after the disconnect) but the one that does show numbers looks good:
[MSG:INFO: Bottom Right pulled tight with offset -0.011]
[MSG:INFO: Top Left pulled tight with offset 0.075]
[MSG:INFO: Top Right pulled tight with offset 0.021]
[MSG:INFO: Bottom Left pulled tight with offset 0.032]
its really strange because it always disconnects randomly, doesnât even have to be moving
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if i buy a brand new 4.1 what is the likelihood that i will run into a multitude of issues similar to this one? because Iâm determined to get this one working but i really need a cnc up and running for my business
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Almost 100%. Iâm pretty sure that the issue weâre running into here is wifi related, not machine related and a new machine will behave exactly the same way 
The most useful thing that you can do is to try to change something about your wifi environment like try using a wifi repeater or a different computer
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how would one use a wifi repeater to connect more efficiently to the maslow?
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If the wifi connection is weak in the area where you are using the machine the connection could be dropping because of that, or if there is no wifi network at all where you are using it having both the machine and your laptop connected to a wifi network created by the repeater might be more stable.
Every computer and OS is different about what kind of connection it likes to stay connected to so exactly what wifi change makes the wifi gods happy can be a bit of a mystery.
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i will try and plug in our repeater down there and see if it helps them stay connected, if that doesnât work i will either borrow a laptop or just start it on my tower pc and run downstairs to watch it ig
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Since you are having trouble with even basic things like extending and retracting it could be worth moving the whole machine to different places with stronger signal and see if you see the same behavior there too