@dc42 Good Morning, Thank you for your reply.
The GND connection between X11 and the 1XD worked, a day later i had another issue with another 1XD but this time outputting step/dir signals.
I think the whole problem is/was that i had the machine turned on for 11 days straight and there must be too much static (pellets conveying to the extruder have alot of static (the hopper and conveyer tubes are grounded).
For the 1XD with the The step/dir signal problem, the signal was irregular and 'missed steps' all of a sudden, it became worse and worse. I unplugged power to the board and plugged it back in, it was working fine right away. So last night i turned off the machine and turned it on this morning. Now everything works fine for the past 2 hours.
Do you think this is a grounding issue? with static buildup in the whole machine being the issue?