Hi there. I have an Azteeg X5 GT running the CNC firmware from smoothie.
Everything connects wonderfully in Lightburn and the fire button works as expected based on the % input.
Where I am having trouble is that when I start a cut (I’m testing a simple square shape) the laser head will operate normally for the most part but will occasionally just come to a near standstill (and the power output does not lower) and creeps along for 5 or ten seconds before resuming normal speed.
I’ve been playing around with the Smoothie config and I am finding that reducing base_stepping_frequency lower seems to help improve but not totally eliminate the issue.
Any ideas or thoughts on what would be causing the dramatic slowing of the tool head?
Thanks.