Good afternoon. Please can someone help. Did a stupid thing by resetting the Ruida controller thinking it would to reset me cutting power issue. It did not, hence the reason I am here.
Lightburn can not read the controller now and the reset on the main board just catapults the Access at a very high spend due to no configuration. Could someone help me to find the software for the controller as the original back up was on a USB stick that burnt out. NOPE, not having any luck…
Plus, how do I install the controller software
CONTROLLER INFORMATION
RDC6442S-B(EC0
S/N:RDC442100048154
Good morning Jack. Unfortunately the original back up when I first had the Machin, I backed up everything. But that usb burnt out, so can not retrieve the back up. I use Ethernet all the time to control and read…
Hoping I can contact the vendor to get the software
We’ve read it a few times before, and it’s also a very unfortunate situation - every time. But, as a non-practiced and experienced user of machines, I would basically also think that a factory reset brings a machine back to its factory-set basic configuration for my specific machine.
I can’t see the point in being able to delete the most basic settings of a machine. When is this feature useful? It is similar to deleting or removing the BIOS eprom in a computer, the computer will be unusable.
I hope for you that a kind soul (or the supplier) with the same machine can send you a backup so you can get started again.
HI. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PS’S ALL MY LIFE AND FIRMWARE UPGRADES ETC. NEVER COME ACCROS THIS BEFORE. i UNDERSTAND AND HEAR YOU AND YES WHY DELET. i ASK THE SAME QUESTION, IF IT WORKS, LEAVE ALONE. BUT, IN THIS CASE, WAS HAVING SOME BURN PROBLEMS AND THINKING RETUEN TO FACTORY SETTING WOULD HELP. IN THIS CASE… NOT.
forgive me. No not at all. these things happen. I should of been more carful instead of carless. so many links to download from and so many contradiction to where you get a direct download.
So fare so good, as i have managed to reed the controller b ut need to update the firmware.
Partially true… It does bring it back to the factory-set basic configuration, however, the factory basic is how Ruida ships the controller to the vendor. These drive many different types of machines, some of them custom to the specific application.
The people who built your machine, is the vendor. It’s up to the vendor to put the specifics into the controller for a specific machine.
If you use different size components, such as gears or belts, those are variables that are handled within the vendor settings. This is common, if you look at the number of controllers out there, they drive a large number of machines and the settings are specific to the mechanical hardware used.
I blame this on how we have been trained to use electronics… If it has a problem, do a factory reset… For many electronics, this is not a wise move as @Rustic11 and others have found out.
Your assumption is common, too bad it’s a serious mistake.
If @Rustic11 can specify more about his machine, someone here might have some configuration settings that are applicable and at least get him moving to some extent. Of course the vendor is probably the best if you can get the original data.
I am fully aware of that and understand it too, but the supplier of the machine should make a “lock” to prevent that type of accident. It is not that often that we peel out our controller and reuse them in other machines. BIOS in a computer, an analogy that can be used here, the parameters in the BIOS can also be changed but you cannot (just like that) delete it. Something similar would be a solution, or should there at least be a clear warning or better, an explanation of the consequences of this action.
It’s just my humble opinion, nothing else.
Hi Jack. yes a very big mistake and learned very fast.
I have managed to get the controller back on line. even though I have inputted all the parameters in Lightburn, i.e. the working area etc, the laser head is working well out of the area . eg. machine size is (X) 450 (Y) 300… when i create a work area in Lightburn, lets say 100mmx100mm, the laser head will fill the hole table. Plus when moving the laser head, the laser will fire up when moving. plus the pulse fire on the controller wont fire or it is very low when testing. speed setting are all over the place.
You can try my oldest version and see if there is any improvement. Mine homes in the back left. I think this is from mid 2021 and is the oldest machine settings file I have for my China Blue 50W 5030 machine. Can’t remember what I was doing, but I did keep as close to default as I could.
Suggest you use the Machine Settings to read/save the current one you have to a file, then load/write mine and give it a shot.
I assume you know to press esc to get out of things like home operation if you can see it’s not doing what you want. I keep a finger on the power switch in case it really fools me.
All of these distance movements need to know how far the head moves. This is related to the size of the pulley on the motor and how much it rotates in one step. These are all vendor values.
Hi Jack. unfortunately the file you sent over is not compatible. When clicking to upgrade firmware, it is looking for a *upd file and your file is ibset.
Hi. no apologise needed i loaded your file, but thrown it all over, for some reason. so reverted back. so far so good with movement but no laser and no pules fire on main controller. there seems to be a little fire up when starting to engrave, then nothing. I have tried to alter power settings and speed to match and still nothing. very frustrating
Very good afternoon Jack. Hope you are having a good day.
well, I am working. lot of messing around. Power settings seem to be a little different though. Would like to know why I have not got pules test trigger on the main controller as I need to do a realignment on the head from crashing in to the side rails.
Unfortunately that is a little beyond me, but i can quickly learn. Also, on some settings on the fill and cur, the laser intermittently turns of and on
i loaded your file, but thrown it all over, for some reason. so reverted back. so far so good with movement but no laser and no pules fire on main controller. there seems to be a little fire up when starting to engrave, then nothing. I have tried to alter power settings and speed to match and still nothing. very frustrating