Hello All,
I recently switched computers and my EiBot stepper motors no longer work. However, they still work on the old computer. The old computer is a 32-bit Windows XP running LabVIEW 2009. The new computer is a 64-bit Windows 10 running LabVIEW 2015. My robot uses the EiBot Board connected to a single servo and 2 stepper motors. On both computers, the servo command works with no problem. However, on the new computer, when I tell the stepper to rotate through LabVIEW, the stepper motor makes a small noise and then stops moving. In addition, the servo motor button will no longer work after this has happened. I get a notification that the USB is no longer recognized and I have to unplug and replug in the power supply to the EiBot Board to make my computer recognize the USB again. This problem does not occur when using the old computer even though the only difference in the setup is that the USB is plugged into the old computer rather than the new one. I checked the code and it is sending the exact same commands regardless of the computer being used. I’m not really sure what could be causing this problem. It almost seems like I’m sending too much current through my Board, but why wouldn’t that be the case regardless of the computer used? I’ve tried decreasing the velocity of the motor, but that did not make a difference. I also tried switching out the power supply cord and the USB cable, but still no dice. Oh, in addition, I have operated the stepper motors individually using the manual tab of the eggbot extension on Inkscape. This works fine on the new computer so I know it is at least capable of powering a single stepper at a time. Any suggestions would be great!
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Stepper motors keep shorting... but only on one computer
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