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Table

 

of

 

Contents 

 

Table

 

of

 

Contents

1

 

Revision

 

History

1

 

Intro

1

 

Common

 

Problems

1

 

Machining/Performance

Error

 

Codes

6

 

Resetting/Updating

 

the

 

Machine

8

 

 
 

Revision

 

History 

First

 

Release:

 

October

 

2017

 

(JD) 

Introduction 

 
Our

 

goal

 

at

 

Pocket

 

NC

 

is

 

to

 

produce

 

an

 

excellent

 

product

 

at

 

an

 

affordable

 

price

 

so

 

that

 

people 

can

 

turn

 

their

 

ideas

 

into

 

reality.

 

We

 

hope

 

that

 

using

 

our

 

product

 

is

 

a

 

straightforward

 

process

 

and 

the

 

the

 

machine

 

functions

 

perfectly.

 

But,

 

we

 

know

 

that

 

things

 

don’t

 

always

 

go

 

perfectly. 

Hopefully

 

this

 

troubleshooting

 

guide

 

can

 

help

 

you

 

resolve

 

some

 

of

 

the

 

problems

 

that

 

come

 

up.  

 
If

 

your

 

problem

 

is

 

not

 

covered

 

here,

 

or

 

if

 

you

 

need

 

some

 

more

 

information,

 

please

 

​​

contact

 

us

.  

 
For

 

instructions

 

on

 

how

 

to

 

run

 

the

 

machine,

 

set-up

 

parts

 

for

 

machining,

 

measure

 

tool

 

offsets

 

and 

other

 

operation

 

instruction

 

see

 

our

 

​​

tutorials.

  

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for V2

Page 1: ...V2 Troubleshooting Guide ...

Page 2: ... can turn their ideas into reality We hope that using our product is a straightforward process and the the machine functions perfectly But we know that things don t always go perfectly Hopefully this troubleshooting guide can help you resolve some of the problems that come up If your problem is not covered here or if you need some more information please contact us For instructions on how to run t...

Page 3: ...ning on the machine before trying to connect 5 The user interface may not load properly in every browser Try using Chrome Firefox or Safari 6 Try rebooting the machine power off the machine unplug all the cords wait about a minute for the capacitors to drain then plug it back in and restart 7 You may need a different driver Try downloading a new driver from the Beagleboard website 8 Contact the Po...

Page 4: ... is running Particularly at low feed rates the stepper motors can produce quite a bit of noise This is due to the electrical interference in the driver circuit Increasing the feed rate usually decreases the sound The Pocket NC is not cutting in the location that I expected 1 Make sure that the origin for your toolpaths is the B table offset machine origin point of the Pocket NC This is a point in ...

Page 5: ... for the file type includes your file extension file type for example you can t find machining files with a nc extension if the selection set is looking for only ngc files 2 The file must be a text file that the Pocket NC is capable of reading Generally these will have a extension like ngc nc or cnc but any machinable file should work 4 ...

Page 6: ...p down taking a deeper cut into the material 5 Increase or decrease the step over the width of the cut Typically the ideal step over is about 60 of tool diameter Spindle sounds like it is slowing down during the cut The spindle power is insufficient for the amount of material being removed 1 Decrease the feed rate in 5 steps until the spindle stops bogging down 2 Decrease the step down and step ov...

Page 7: ...e Remember that the Z axis is always the Pocket NC spindle 4 Make sure that your stock is located in the same place on your machine as it was relative to the origin point in your CAM program The drive lead screws squeak The end of the lead screw is touching the frame of the machine when it turns 1 Make sure that the screw and the hole are free of debris 2 If the noise it minor is is best to let it...

Page 8: ...is check if your tool length offset is set correctly See the Tool Length Offset tutorial for more information 2 If the error is for exceeding the negative limit of joint 2 and the tool length offset is correct increase the tool stickout or switch to a longer tool holder 3 If the error is for exceeding the positive limit of joint 2 and the tool length offset is correct decrease the tool stickout or...

Page 9: ...ed parts may be able to be fixtured and cut one side at a time instead of all in one program 14 Unexpected Real Time Delay on RT Thread 1 This error means that there has been a delay in the Beaglebones processor 1 This error can be caused by a temporarily dropped connection between the computer and the Pocket NC mill or by a program that is so large and complicated that the Beaglebone s processor ...

Page 10: ... in the toolpath and reposting it Section 4 Resetting Updating the Machine This section will have instructions on how to update the machine when that capability is available This update process will require an internet connection through the ethernet port on the Pocket NC 9 ...

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