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Section

 

1:

 

Common

 

Problems 

 

Problem 

Possible

 

Solutions 

I

 

can’t

 

connect

 

to

 

my

 

Pocket 

NC

 

or

 

the

 

user

 

interface

 

is 

not

 

loading

 

correctly

 

on

 

my 

computer. 

1. Check

 

that

 

the

 

Pocket

 

NC

 

is

 

is

 

plugged

 

in

 

and

 

is 

powered

 

on.

 

The

 

red

 

LED

 

on

 

the

 

E-stop

 

button

 

will 

light

 

up

 

when

 

the

 

machine

 

is

 

on.

 

The

 

user

 

interface

 

is 

ready

 

to

 

boot

 

when

 

the

 

red

 

LED

 

starts

 

blinking.

 

It 

takes

 

2

 

and

 

half

 

minutes

 

to

 

fully

 

boot

 

the

 

Pocket

 

NC.  

 

2. The

 

computer

 

must

 

be

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

mini-USB

 

port 

on

 

the

 

mill

 

not

 

the

 

standard

 

USB

 

port.  

 

3. The

 

mini

 

USB

 

may

 

not

 

be

 

fully

 

plugged

 

into

 

the 

machine.

 

The

 

pocket

 

is

 

deep

 

so

 

the

 

plastic

 

around

 

the 

plug

 

may

 

have

 

to

 

be

 

trimmed

 

to

 

fit. 

 

4. The

 

machine

 

may

 

not

 

be

 

fully

 

booted.

 

Wait

 

1

 

minute 

after

 

turning

 

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

 

new

 

driver

 

from

 

the

 

Beagleboard

 

​​

website

 

8. Contact

 

the

 

​​

Pocket

 

NC

 

help

 

desk

 

or

 

post

 

of

 

the

 

​​

Pocket 

NC

 

forum

 

for

 

help. 

The

 

Pocket

 

NC

 

is 

unresponsive,

 

nothing 

happens

 

when

 

I

 

tell

 

the 

Pocket

 

NC

 

to

 

move.  

1. Check

 

that

 

the

 

Pocket

 

NC

 

is

 

plugged

 

in

 

and

 

that

 

the 

power

 

switch

 

is

 

on.

 

The

 

Pocket

 

NC’s

 

electronics

 

can 

run

 

off

 

computer

 

power,

 

but

 

the

 

motors

 

can’t. 

 

2. Make

 

sure

 

that

 

the

 

Pocket

 

NC

 

is

 

not

 

in

 

E-stop

 

mode. 

When

 

the

 

machine

 

is

 

in

 

E-stop

 

the

 

red

 

button

 

on

 

the 

machine

 

will

 

blink

 

and

 

the

 

buttons

 

in

 

the

 

upper

 

right 

corner

 

of

 

the

 

user

 

interface

 

will

 

be

 

gray/white.  

 

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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