I got an error that the tool check failed.
I was running a project that has more than one job and on the 2nd job when I pressed the button to move all axis to the 0 position the Z axis goes part way up and stops. Normally it goes up all the way and stops just short of the limit switch. I clicked on the tool check button and it gave me that error.
Anyone know what could cause this and what is the fix?
Tool Check fails
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Re: Tool Check fails
It failed because something is wrong with your machine if it will not go fully up in Z.
Like you said" Normally it goes up all the way and stops just short of the limit switch."
You need to figure out why that happened first.
Like you said" Normally it goes up all the way and stops just short of the limit switch."
You need to figure out why that happened first.
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Re: Tool Check fails
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Re: Tool Check fails
Tool Check moves to G28 coordinates, that is always the same position if offset is active or not.
If it hits end of Z hard, you have a problem with the stepper drive, or a slipping connection of the ball screw to the motor.
Uwe
If it hits end of Z hard, you have a problem with the stepper drive, or a slipping connection of the ball screw to the motor.
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Re: Tool Check fails
or home set wrong , or home switch issue
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Re: Tool Check fails
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I posted the error and assumed people here would know that something went wrong. The system is wired properly and the error I received was strange and I have not heard of anyone else getting it. I do not what would cause that error so I do not know what to look at. Posting my experience was my attempt to try to gain information to see how to troubleshoot. The manual shows this: "932 Error during Tool Check A general error condition occurred when the Tool Check key was pressed." This does not tell me what to inspect or check so I can correct any error I may have done. Currently the system ran several jobs and didn't error out. So it was something intermittent. I would not have posted here if there was something in the manual or other document that would tell me what to check.
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FYI I am not using stepper motors. I have the ClearPath servos.
Also I did not hit Z hard in either direction.
@cnckeith
I do not think home was set wrong as it will return the the machine coordinates fine. The home switch is working.
To everyone. I am not experiencing the issue after I left and shut everything down and came back the next day.
If I had to guess I would say that something was set in one of the bit registers that was not supposed to and because of that the tool check sees this and errors. Without knowing what the tool check does specifically then I do not know how to fix what may be the problem.
If it happens again I will do a report and try to get images. So for now case closed.
Thanks for the suggestions/help.
I posted the error and assumed people here would know that something went wrong. The system is wired properly and the error I received was strange and I have not heard of anyone else getting it. I do not what would cause that error so I do not know what to look at. Posting my experience was my attempt to try to gain information to see how to troubleshoot. The manual shows this: "932 Error during Tool Check A general error condition occurred when the Tool Check key was pressed." This does not tell me what to inspect or check so I can correct any error I may have done. Currently the system ran several jobs and didn't error out. So it was something intermittent. I would not have posted here if there was something in the manual or other document that would tell me what to check.
@suntravel
FYI I am not using stepper motors. I have the ClearPath servos.
Also I did not hit Z hard in either direction.
@cnckeith
I do not think home was set wrong as it will return the the machine coordinates fine. The home switch is working.
To everyone. I am not experiencing the issue after I left and shut everything down and came back the next day.
If I had to guess I would say that something was set in one of the bit registers that was not supposed to and because of that the tool check sees this and errors. Without knowing what the tool check does specifically then I do not know how to fix what may be the problem.
If it happens again I will do a report and try to get images. So for now case closed.
Thanks for the suggestions/help.
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Re: Tool Check fails
post a fresh report.zip otherwise we are just guessing and link to photos of the machine in an online photos album.hivoltage wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:27 am @ CNCMaryland
I posted the error and assumed people here would know that something went wrong. The system is wired properly and the error I received was strange and I have not heard of anyone else getting it. I do not what would cause that error so I do not know what to look at. Posting my experience was my attempt to try to gain information to see how to troubleshoot. The manual shows this: "932 Error during Tool Check A general error condition occurred when the Tool Check key was pressed." This does not tell me what to inspect or check so I can correct any error I may have done. Currently the system ran several jobs and didn't error out. So it was something intermittent. I would not have posted here if there was something in the manual or other document that would tell me what to check.
@suntravel
FYI I am not using stepper motors. I have the ClearPath servos.
Also I did not hit Z hard in either direction.
@cnckeith
I do not think home was set wrong as it will return the the machine coordinates fine. The home switch is working.
To everyone. I am not experiencing the issue after I left and shut everything down and came back the next day.
If I had to guess I would say that something was set in one of the bit registers that was not supposed to and because of that the tool check sees this and errors. Without knowing what the tool check does specifically then I do not know how to fix what may be the problem.
If it happens again I will do a report and try to get images. So for now case closed.
Thanks for the suggestions/help.
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