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Post by VGCustomShop on Nov 3, 2019 9:42:37 GMT
If a bluetooth is used anywhere near the Power Route brain it will make it malfunction - also the brain makes the bluetooth malfunction - so now I turn off the bluetooth when using the machine. Anyone else experience this?
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Post by btreichel on Nov 3, 2019 14:32:26 GMT
If a bluetooth is used anywhere near the Power Route brain it will make it malfunction - also the brain makes the bluetooth malfunction - so now I turn off the bluetooth when using the machine. Anyone else experience this? I have seen the requirement to turn off bluetooth on other types of electronic control systems. |
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Post by Bruce on Nov 5, 2019 3:30:55 GMT
I was using my bluetooth earbuds last weekend around my Carve King and didn't notice any issues. It's the same control, Arduino Uno, but larger stepper drivers on the PR.
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Post by VGCustomShop on Nov 5, 2019 22:26:21 GMT
Glad you haven't had any issues Bruce. So far, I haven't experienced trouble with the CK - because the laptop I use with it doesn't have Bluetooth. If I try for example to listen to music or a football game on my PR (Power Route) laptop - as soon as I turn on the PR the sound cuts out - and other times it caused the PR to malfunction. Additionally, when the music cuts out from using the PR - as soon as I turn the PR off the sound works again. Now I turn the bluetooth completely off before routing anything and have had no issues. It may be that I have a cheap crappy bluetooth transmitter?
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Post by hans on Nov 5, 2019 23:27:21 GMT
My bluetooth is always on (Apple watch, hearing aids) but my Carve King doesn't seem to mind. I hope that the Mega V is similarly tolerant.
VGCustomShop: is it the bluetooth or the real-time demands of both music and driving the PR that is causing the trouble?
Derek: are the real-time demands of the CK and the PR different?
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Post by Derek the Admin on Nov 7, 2019 4:00:38 GMT
The demands are not different between the two. They do use different drivers, but otherwise the controls are pretty similar. I've not seen this before though.
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Post by faircloth on Dec 17, 2019 3:03:42 GMT
maybe this is why my machine (PR) was stopping about 25% through my operations tonight?
It would stop in the exact same spot every time.
The commands would keep buzzing by in UGS but the machine would just stop as if I lost power to the laptop
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Post by Bruce on Dec 17, 2019 4:28:10 GMT
That sounds like there is something odd with the code if it is stopping in the same spot every time. What happens if you run it on a software simulator?
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Post by Bruce on Dec 17, 2019 4:32:05 GMT
Glad you haven't had any issues Bruce. So far, I haven't experienced trouble with the CK - because the laptop I use with it doesn't have Bluetooth. If I try for example to listen to music or a football game on my PR (Power Route) laptop - as soon as I turn on the PR the sound cuts out - and other times it caused the PR to malfunction. Additionally, when the music cuts out from using the PR - as soon as I turn the PR off the sound works again. Now I turn the bluetooth completely off before routing anything and have had no issues. It may be that I have a cheap crappy bluetooth transmitter? |
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Post by VGCustomShop on Dec 17, 2019 4:46:15 GMT
Glad you haven't had any issues Bruce. So far, I haven't experienced trouble with the CK - because the laptop I use with it doesn't have Bluetooth. If I try for example to listen to music or a football game on my PR (Power Route) laptop - as soon as I turn on the PR the sound cuts out - and other times it caused the PR to malfunction. Additionally, when the music cuts out from using the PR - as soon as I turn the PR off the sound works again. Now I turn the bluetooth completely off before routing anything and have had no issues. It may be that I have a cheap crappy bluetooth transmitter? Yes they are plugged into the same circuit |
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Post by Bruce on Dec 17, 2019 5:20:45 GMT
Sometimes moving one device to a different outlet can help. Or try running the laptop on battery if you have a good one that will last. If you have one of those outlet testers, www.amzn.com/B000RUL2UU/ you can check if you have a grounding issue. |
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Post by faircloth on Dec 17, 2019 22:38:18 GMT
That sounds like there is something odd with the code if it is stopping in the same spot every time. What happens if you run it on a software simulator? It runs fine in 360 stimulation but the visualization in UGS freezes at about 5% then the program gets to maybe 20% and the machine freezes. I'll see if I can load a video of it happening It's too big to load but its keeps flying by and the machine just stops at the same spot 5 times now |
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Post by Derek the Admin on Dec 18, 2019 0:27:19 GMT
The fact that it stops at the same spot makes me think there is something wrong with the program causing a hiccup in UGS.
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Post by VGCustomShop on Dec 18, 2019 20:51:40 GMT
The fact that it stops at the same spot makes me think there is something wrong with the program causing a hiccup in UGS. Since I've stopped using my blue tooth near the PR I've had zero issues. |
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