Router stops in the middle of a cut

[neverhappen]

I've had my Axiom for a few years, always reliable, always works without any problems unless I've created them. It's the season to make sawdust at my house. Just the last week or so, the router will be in the middle of a cut, stops moving, router motor stays running at full speed, but the gantry isn't moving. Looking at the handheld controller, it isn't reading the file, no numbers are coordinating (which they should be of course) and the only way to do anything is to shut the router off. Best way to describe this is computer terms is "Frozen". No reaction from the buttons, nothing.
I am working off a file loaded into the handheld memory. After I shut it down, start it up and go to home position, I tried to "read" the file and it stops reading it at some random percentage. Deleted the file from the memory, loaded it again, and the file won't load, stops at a random percentage. Tried a new flash drive, allowed Vectric to recalculate the cut just to be sure, loaded the file from the CPU, tried to copy it to the handheld, same thing. Stops at a random percentage. Every time it stops loading the only way to rescue the handheld is to turn off the router CPU, start all over.
So, because I'm in the middle of a 3D cut, my only choice is to run this off the flash drive. I did read the file from the flash drive with the handheld and it read the whole thing without any problems.
Any suggestion on why things freeze up and the handheld malfunctions? Do I need a file, do I need a new handheld? 
BTW, the only way to save the cuts is to start from the beginning of the file. Even though the handheld asks if I want to start from the time the CPU gets turned off, the file never loads to that spot, just stops at a random percentage and freezes. Had this happen three times in a week, something isn't right
Thanks in advance

[driftwood]

I was running a 3D roughing path today and on the second depth pass, about 5 minutes into the run, my AR8 Pro just stopped and gave a message "Assert" "../zwoor/zarc3dinterpolateorg.c:107". The motor was running at full speed and no response from the controller at all. Had to shut off the machine and then reboot. I did restart the cut from the "power interruption" and it ran for about 3 seconds until it got to the very same spot and stopped again. After shutting down the unit again, I restarted the path and cut air for about 5 minutes until it got to the very same spot on the second path with the same results. I was running from the thumb drive. After several tries, I changed a few minor items in Aspire and reloaded the toolpath under a different name and location on the thumb drive and tried again with the same results at the exact same point. I removed the project from the CNC and started on another 3D project and ran it and two others without a problem.

I will try again tomorrow with the first project and see how it goes. I will also try running from the hand controller instead of the thumb drive to see if it makes any difference.

Glen Wood

[branson]

Dec 22, 2017 21:31:50 GMT -5 neverhappen said:

I've had my Axiom for a few years, always reliable, always works without any problems unless I've created them. It's the season to make sawdust at my house. Just the last week or so, the router will be in the middle of a cut, stops moving, router motor stays running at full speed, but the gantry isn't moving. Looking at the handheld controller, it isn't reading the file, no numbers are coordinating (which they should be of course) and the only way to do anything is to shut the router off. Best way to describe this is computer terms is "Frozen". No reaction from the buttons, nothing.
I am working off a file loaded into the handheld memory. After I shut it down, start it up and go to home position, I tried to "read" the file and it stops reading it at some random percentage. Deleted the file from the memory, loaded it again, and the file won't load, stops at a random percentage. Tried a new flash drive, allowed Vectric to recalculate the cut just to be sure, loaded the file from the CPU, tried to copy it to the handheld, same thing. Stops at a random percentage. Every time it stops loading the only way to rescue the handheld is to turn off the router CPU, start all over.
So, because I'm in the middle of a 3D cut, my only choice is to run this off the flash drive. I did read the file from the flash drive with the handheld and it read the whole thing without any problems.
Any suggestion on why things freeze up and the handheld malfunctions? Do I need a file, do I need a new handheld? 
BTW, the only way to save the cuts is to start from the beginning of the file. Even though the handheld asks if I want to start from the time the CPU gets turned off, the file never loads to that spot, just stops at a random percentage and freezes. Had this happen three times in a week, something isn't right
Thanks in advance

I had this same issue start today. Did you ever get an answer to resolve it?

[Axiom Tool Group]

I'm hoping this is resolved...

When files lock up like that, generally its due to file corruption or loss of communication. Though bad memory or file transfer is always possible.

In the above case, I think that I'd recommend reprogramming the controller just to be sure.


In addition, when things like this happens....it gets a bit complicated the first time, but we can help guide you through starting a job at any line of the gcode.