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Paul

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We encountered an issue while testing our new controllers with the Y axis being shrunken. After c …In: Y axis is shrunken when I draw a perfect square

4 years ago

Hi Greg, in order to fire the laser, the laser enable signal labelled 'LO' should go to lo …In: Laser won't power up

5 years ago

Thanks Anthony, i will investigate and see if there is a fix for it.In: Fast Red Flashing LED

5 years ago

Hi Henric, you can actually measure the voltage on the miniature pot on the step stick with a multim …In: Loosing steps on Y-axis

5 years ago

The original base code is Grbl which was created for CNC controllers. We ported it to a STM32 proces …In: Set defaults to mm/sec ?

5 years ago

Hi, it might be possible that the step stick driver is set to a low current value. We set these defa …In: Loosing steps on Y-axis

5 years ago

All the controller $ settings are in mm/min. There is no need to change or translate them. When swit …In: Set defaults to mm/sec ?

5 years ago

Hi Mark, excellent. The TL terminal on the power supply is the one you need to connect to the LO pin …In: Install on 60W

5 years ago

Hi Mark, The LO signal is the Laser On or laser enable signal to turn on the Laser power supply v …In: Install on 60W

5 years ago

Hi Mark, yes you can install the MG to drive this setup. Just make sure you keep the common gnd (gro …In: Install on 60W

5 years ago

Thanks for the detailed actions you took to eliminate the issue. I suspect that the step sticks are …In: Mini Gerbil Freezes mid Cut. (K40)

5 years ago

https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/upside-down-and-backwards/29011/11In: Moving Backwards

5 years ago

I believe that you can set the job origin to engrave from back to front. I have managed to set that …In: Moving Backwards

5 years ago

We just had a report from a customer who experienced no movement from his laser using Lightburn 9.22 …In: Release 9.22

5 years ago

Hi Adrian, from the photo I see you selected "grbl" as device G code driver instead of &qu …In: error 24

5 years ago

Hi Adrian, Please can you post the file that you try to laser? Ideally the Lightburn project so I …In: error 24

5 years ago

Hi Ansgar, Is the red heartbeat led flashing when the board is powered on? (Don't plug in th …In: Mini Gerbil Problem with installing ...

5 years ago

In addition to above questions, what are the arc tolerance setting? Sometimes the arc of the vector …In: Stops Engraving

5 years ago

Hi Riley, maybe you can send some pictures of the installation? We have seen three instances of t …In: Stops Engraving

5 years ago

Excellent information, we came across the LB blog on scan settings https://github.com/LightBurnSoftw …In: Mini Gerbil: Laser on/off vs. PWM outputs

5 years ago

Hi Matthew, i would suggest to improve the rotary function. You can replace the rubber bands on the …In: Poor performance and rendering quality

5 years ago

SQR to test if the picture is sharp and aligned.In: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Martin, I tested the fill and line both on the k40 and trotec. Normally I run separate jobs f …In: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Nathan, Just to provide some additional info for other people who are reading this and aren&#0 …In: Minimum PWM Output

5 years ago

Hi Matthias, dailing in grayscale is a bit of an art and a lot of trial and error. What laser progra …In: Grayscale

5 years ago

Hi Mark, wobbly lines are result of loose belts. So you need to tighten them but don't overtigh …In: When a square isnt a square (k40, lighhtburn, mini Gerbil)

5 years ago

https://youtu.be/YvQ8L7Xth8k is must watch about quality photo engraving explained from Russ at thin …In: Dialing in photo quality engraving

5 years ago

Hi Martin, the super fast line speed is the default max feed rate at $110 for X, and $111 for Y. …In: Skipping steps please help.

5 years ago

Hi Nathan, indeed you can use the $31 setting as minimum output. I would trial a value slightly abou …In: Minimum PWM Output

5 years ago

Hi Matthias, The big power plug is a MTA156 connector. The RS online website advises 26 to 18 AW …In: Power plug

5 years ago

Hi Paulo, Please can you describe the issue a bit more in detail? I read that opto end don't …In: Laser shot dot when going start to engrave

5 years ago

Very nice, i really like the blue acrylic control panel with the high end buttons. Well done????In: Successful install

5 years ago

I saw this youtube video on cutting EVA foam inserts with a laser cutter and thought... I can do thi …In: Cutting EVA foam inserts on your laser cutter

5 years ago

Hi Nathan. In summary, the Mini Gerbil is designed for 24Vdc because the K40 power supply has lim …In: Maximum power supply voltage

5 years ago

Have you tried to increase the little pot setting on the axis that does not move any more? Try sl …In: Random cuts

5 years ago

You might want to experiment with setting the zero position via the G90 command. For example G90 …In: Ritary

5 years ago

Okay it seems to me that there must be some interference e.g. bad grounding or HT lead close to othe …In: Door, random job stops (SOLVED)

5 years ago

Hi, I have not used the TMC2209 step sticks but there is a data sheet explaining the pins see https: …In: TMC2209 stepsticks

5 years ago

2.54 pitch is correct. Btw try to set the hard limits $21=0 and see if that makes a difference. A …In: Door, random job stops (SOLVED)

5 years ago

Why would it continue perfectly without the PWM wire?--> I think this should not be possible. Che …In: Door, random job stops (SOLVED)

5 years ago

Hi, try to run a job without the laser fire button pressed, so it does not fire . What are the resu …In: Door, random job stops (SOLVED)

5 years ago

Dear Customers, because of the curfew in the Netherlands and the high influx of online shopping in E …In: Covid 19 causes delays in shipping from the Netherlands

5 years ago

Hi Soren, shipment usually happens within 2 business days. Our warehouse in the Netherlands usually …In: When is shipment done

5 years ago

You can install the LightBurn license on two computers e.g. one in the office and one in your laser …In: How many installations with one LB license?

5 years ago

If you need to move an active license from an old computer to another computer for any reason then y …In: Move a License from Old to New computer

5 years ago

Hi Alex, Happy new year to you too! Well let's get straight into it. Changing pwm frequen …In: MG New installation & results

5 years ago

Hi Matthias, Thanks for asking, this is a complex setup. The purpose of the controller doing all …In: Test button

5 years ago

Hi Bernd, Win10 does not require a virtual com port driver however lower versions of WIndows do n …In: connect problem

5 years ago

Pause and Resume do work in Lightburn but for very small gcode files like cutting a rectangle, the c …In: Pause and Resume does not work in LightBurn

5 years ago

I believe you need to turn off homing (with a rotary you cannot home). In Lightburn you can turn off …In: Rotary

5 years ago

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