Connection Fail

[kmclain78]

Tried to connect LaserGRBL to the laser and immediately received a "exception manager" popup stating something went wrong. This was just after I updated to 4.9.2.0.
Can not reproduce as now I can not even open GRBL without getting the same error and it immediately telling me to abort.
Three screenshots are loaded for your viewing, I realized they are mostly the same so stopped after the 3rd one and aborted the issue.
I am running Windows 10 fully updated, FoxAlien 20W Reizer Engraver, GRBL 4.9.2.0 updated today (8/7/2022)

Thanks for any help that can be given.

[arkypita]

Hi, thanks for reporting. It is definitely something related to the changes I made recently for version 4.9.2
I immediately check the code of the procedure in error, and release a correction as soon as possible.

[arkypita]

Could you please post me last lines of your "sessionlog" file? You can open this file via menu "?" -> "open session log"

[arkypita]

and Please, also grbl configuration from menu "grbl" -> "grbl configuration" can help me a lot

[kmclain78]

Let me know if you can read it. I would love to be able to get to the grbl configuration but I'm unable to get past that screen, it forces me to abort and shuts down.

[arkypita]

Luckily I have a foxalien controller to test, I have identified the problem which is specific to how that machine behaves.
it is a non-adherence to the specification, so I will have to try to understand how to manage it.
I need a few minutes.

[arkypita]

As a documentation of the problem, the fact is that the machine responds to the $$ command by sending the parameters with their description added in parentheses. This is incorrect, because the machine should just return the parameter value.

This complicates the reading of the data by the program (in this case LaserGRBL) and makes it more difficult to manage the configuration of string parameters, because it is no longer clear to define what is value and what is description.

00011 00015557 tx $$\n
00012 00015561 rx \r
00013 00015561 rx $0=5 (step pulse, usec)\r
00015 00015586 rx $1=25 (step idle delay, msec)\r
00016 00015587 rx $2=0 (step port invert mask:00000000)\r
00017 00015588 rx $3=2 (dir port invert mask:00000010)\r
00018 00015588 rx $4=0 (step enable invert, bool)\r
00019 00015589 rx $5=0 (limit pins invert, bool)\r
00020 00015589 rx $6=0 (probe pin invert, bool)\r
00021 00015590 rx $10=3 (status report mask:00000011)\r
00022 00015591 rx $11=0.010 (junction deviation, mm)\r
00023 00015592 rx $12=0.002 (arc tolerance, mm)\r
00024 00015595 rx $13=0 (report inches, bool)\r
00025 00015597 rx $20=0 (soft limits, bool)\r
00026 00015600 rx $21=1 (hard limits, bool)\r
00027 00015603 rx $22=1 (homing cycle, bool)\r
00028 00015607 rx $23=3 (homing dir invert mask:00000011)\r
00029 00015610 rx $24=100.000 (homing feed, mm/min)\r
00030 00015613 rx $25=2000.000 (homing seek, mm/min)\r
00031 00015619 rx $26=250 (homing debounce, msec)\r
00032 00015622 rx $27=2.000 (homing pull-off, mm)\r
00033 00015622 rx $30=1000 (spindle max rpm)\r
00034 00015625 rx $31=0 (spindle min rpm)\r
00035 00015628 rx $32=1 (laser mode, bool)\r
00036 00015631 rx $100=160.000 (x, step/mm)\r
00037 00015635 rx $101=160.000 (y, step/mm)\r
00038 00015637 rx $102=160.000 (z, step/mm)\r
00039 00015821 tx [3F]

[kmclain78]

Ok... So how do I fix it if I can't get into the program?

[arkypita]

Ok... So how do I fix it if I can't get into the program?

No, you can't fix.
I have released new version v4.9.3 and now it should work!

https://github.com/arkypita/LaserGRBL/releases/download/v4.9.3/install.exe

[kmclain78]

Unfortunately it did not... I'll check again later, have to find something else to get some things done as I have shows coming up and need my laser working. Thank you tho!

[arkypita]

I think your is not working because LaserGRBL store in a file the last configuration it has read from the machine, and now that it have read something wrong is stuck.

Please try deleting (or rename) this file: C:\Users<your user name>\AppData\Roaming\LaserGRBL\LaserGRBL.Settings.bin

[arkypita]

Delete when LaserGRBL is not running :-)
Please let me know.

[kmclain78]

Yes, that worked for me. Thank you.

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[MARTIN83-DOT]

Help several times I try to enter but this page immediately launches me and the only option is to abort and continue What do I do?

[EddyMatel]

Help several times I try to enter but this page immediately launches me and the only option is to abort and continue What do I do?

I have the same problem.