New Altmill 4x4 Mk2 with multiple errors

[dougmm]

Brand new machine just got setup. I can move the machine all around with no issues and turn on/off the spindle in both directions from gSender. I thought I followed the videos correctly and the instructions, but no matter what size drawing I try to test with, I get alarm 10 immediately. I choose multiple xyz zeros just to see if it is a limit thing but same error. I was getting soft limit alarms and I now have those turned off.

I’m using Vcarve Pro 12 with the grbl mm post-processor. I believe I have the latest gSender (not the latest trial versions). I have my machine defined in Vcarve as 49x49. I tried creating a toolpath to drill holes in spoil board strip so I can attach them - error. I tried a smaller 12x12 inch work piece with a 6in diameter circle - error. Is there an article or video I may have missed?

Thanks,
Doug

[MaxCanada]

What error are you getting now that you turned soft limits off?

Alarm 10 error code

Hey JoeBob, According to the alarm list alarm 10 has something to do with the e-stop button. [Screenshot_20250504-224021_Chrome] Found here: Best to look into tne wiring of tne estop.

Consider this forum post, says error 10 is estop needs to be de-activated

[dougmm]

Sorry, was away from the shop for a couple of days. Now it is a different error - hard stop error. It’s a different error all the time.

[Spamming_Eddie]

Hi Doug,

This youtube walks through some alarms with examples. It might be helpfull.

What to Expect When Zeroing your CNC with the AutoZero Touchplate and gSender software.

Here is the alarm list provided by sienci to help you home into the problematic part.

grbl Alarms & Errors - gSender

[dougmm]

Helpful information for when I start with my touch plate. None of those errors are what I am seeing though.

[MaxCanada]

is it possible an inductive sensor was triggered during the job to set off the hard limit alarm?

Either by the machine or something else going too close to the sensor?

Hard limits activating

I am running a 3D carving program that uses a 1/4 ball nose 2 flute router bit . Part way through the program I get a hard limit warning . homing and restarting the program goes a bit further then the hard limit comes up again. I reduced the speed to 10 % ( same problem) ,reduced depth of cut ( same problem ). Pulling the bit and running the program gives me no problems. Thinking the bit was dull I replaced it ( no difference). Any ideas what may be going on.

I found this forum post about them activating randomly. They suggest de-activating hard limits…that was for a longmill though, not a good idea on an altmill in my opinion

[dougmm]

I was going to check all the sensors 1 time just to make sure.

[fastrider777]

Forgive me if I’m overstepping.

I just finished putting together my Altmill this weekend and jumped all over designing stuff to route.

Every time I uploaded the file into gSender I got and error message telling me I was hitting hard limits.

When I went back to the Vetric software, I noticed that it always wanted to start my projects with an “offset” instead of starting at Zero/Zero. Once I started to remember to click on the zero offset checkbox, everything worked out fine going forward.

[dougmm]

This wasn’t the complete solution but got me going in the right direction. When I went to the Firmware settings and looked at #10, all but 1 setting were off! I hit the reset for #10 and saved. I also did a $RST=$ in the console and that reset everything. Restarted everything and now all the alarms are gone, the “set Zero” buttons are now actually setting 0’s, and my simple program to cut a circle is working without error.

These posts also helped figure out what was going on …

Gsender won't zero all

I’ve just changed my machine to a SLB and updated to the lastest version of Gsender. Everything looks like its working but gSender will not let me Zero all? Any ideas?

Zeroing my router not working

Thanks guys, found that problem thanks to Spamming_Eddie. Turned out that it was simply a matter of $rst=$ followed by turning off the SLB and then turning it back on - magic. Chris

Thanks for the guidance!

-Doug