Welcome to Our Community

Some features disabled for guests. Register Today.

Sign Up

Preventing sleep for long running carve on mac

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by Joseph Wieber, May 28, 2022.

Tags:
  1. Joseph Wieber

    Joseph Wieber New
    Builder

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2021
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Hi All,
    I'm using openbuilds control for a long running relief carving that I left running over night (I have fire and video surveillance). When I checked on it in the morning the router was running but no commands were being sent. After investigation I saw that the com port was closed and I was not able to reconnect to the cnc. I suspect the cause was my mac going to sleep. I disabled sleep and power nap, but it still slept. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm wondering if the command line tool "caffeinate", or the app "amphetamine" could prevent this. Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

    Cheers,
    Joey
     
    #1 Joseph Wieber, May 28, 2022
    Last edited: May 28, 2022
  2. Ehask71

    Ehask71 New
    Builder

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2022
    Messages:
    10
    Likes Received:
    8
    System Preferences-> Battery(laptop)/Energy saver(desktop) then uncheck prevent your Mac from auto sleeping when display is off

    If it's a laptop select power adapter on the left

    Hope that helps
     

    Attached Files:

    #2 Ehask71, Jun 3, 2022
    Joseph Wieber, Peter Van Der Walt and sharmstr like this.
  3. nls

    nls New
    Builder

    Joined:
    Feb 22, 2022
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    3
    I use the app caffeine for this.
    Caffeine is a tiny program that puts an icon in the right side of your menu bar. Click it to prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers.​
    Caffeine - IntelliScape Solutions
     
    #3 nls, Jun 4, 2022
    Joseph Wieber and sharmstr like this.

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Accept Learn More...
    Dismiss Notice