I followed up with Creality and asked for the previous firmware version. They sent me 3.0.20, so I downgraded from the 3.0.24 current version, and the Falcon is flying! I can now home repeatedly without a lockup and the Console returns abundant data (see below). Even the cuts look cleaner. If you have a Creality CR Falcon 10W and are having problems like the above, it’s probably the firmware. Thanks again @berainlb !
$H
b dir:3 head:21
tarx=-660.000000 tary=-660.000000 xmm=-52800 ymm=-52800 xstep=-52800 ystep=-52800
b dir:0 head:21
tarx=10.000000 tary=10.000000 xmm=800 ymm=800 xstep=800 ystep=800
cycle stop
b dir:3 head:21
tarx=-660.000000 tary=-660.000000 xmm=-52800 ymm=-52800 xstep=-52800 ystep=-52800
[MSG:X Axis limit switch on pin GPIO(40)]
[MSG:Y Axis limit switch on pin GPIO(42)]
stop st_go_idleHOMING_CYCLE_ALL:3
ok
$I
[VER:1.3a.20220331:Program End]
[OPT:VNHS*$#]
[MSG:Using machine:ESP32S2_V1]
ok