I’m getting an “Error A-axis.” when trying to load a software update on my RichAuto CNC Router controller. All the stepper motors and controllers seem to be working correctly, anyone have any idea what the error might mean?
Backstory:
Samantha and I bought a large 3000mm x 1500mm pre-owned CNC Router. It runs on three phase, and it took us a while to get it set up. By the time I did get power run, etc., the controller had lost it’s memory. I did some internet research and found a pkg file and loaded it in.
Everything seemed to be working fine but I couldn’t seem to get it to switch spindles (it has three). After much head scratching I finally got someone at RichAuto to respond (Chinese company) and we figured out that I’d loaded the wrong firmware, and sent me a new pkg file.
Unfortunately the machine won’t load the file… it begins to, and then I get the error message above. No response from RichAuto after a week.
On previous CNC machines I’ve owned, A axis has been for a lathe, (which I don’t have on this machine) and I’ve heard of A being the opposite side of Y on machines that have a Servo on both ends of the gantry (The stepper drivers are labeled Y1 and Y2 on this machine).
