Need Help Question Pnc-960 stops cutting midway

Need more information like what software, plotter connection, computer type, etc. make a test file plot using various length rectangles and various size circles. Run it and see if you can determine if it stops at a certain x, y, points.

 

Let it rest in peace mate.

 

Joke aside, your best bet is to change all the electrolytic capacitors on the board. It shouldn't be a lot.

 

Are You Using Parallel Port? What Widows version it is? I belive that hardware cannot fail.

 

Where are you based? I have just finished the renovation of her PNC-1100 Brother and it works fine on Win10, with Flexi.

 

Wrong cabling or setup could cause data overflow.

 

How is the Port communication setup page on Flexi look like?

 

sophie, is this a new connection? in other words, was it cutting ok, previously

i have to disagree with ewded, electrolytics would be way down on my list of suggestions.

even though you have a usb connection, thecserial settings for the com port have to match.
sounds like flow control mismatch

go to hardware>device manager
choose your com port >com 5? perhaps?
go properies, advanced all those settings have to match what displays on the settings for the plotter.

https://www.rolanddga.com/support/products/cutting/camm-1-pnc-960-24-vinyl-cutter
it is possible power management for usb port is set to "allow windows to turn off this port to save power". or possibly the firewall. you can disable firewall for an hour to see what happens

 

Forget Device manager, FlexiSign handles the communication directly.

 

atilla,
flexi may be able to do that on a plotter with usb input, but it can only control what goes into the usb-serial converter. it can not control what comes out the other side

pnc960 has a dumb device serial port. settings have to match there is no plug and play here. i have been configuring serial devices since the 1980's

 

don't worry sophie
she will live

look at page 3 of the manual. i assume no one ever changed the settings
go tomdevice manager>expand ports>
highest number will probably be the one for the usb converter>right click>properties>advanced

if you still have a problem, post and i will respond. if we need we can do team viewer...