Hi,
Just purchased a BOSS LS2440 and Lightburn.
What suggestions to add/install a camera (windows 64bit)
One is by the and the other in a separate room. The concept is to have the Boss Laser on the network with Lightburn access to the laser for 2 locations.
As I understand it through lightburn I can see the laser working from both locations.
Am I correct? Please help.
Daniel Stein
There is no current solution directly in LightBurn to accommodate remote camera use. LightBurn assumes direct USB connection to the camera.
I understand there are plans to incorporate remote camera functionality into the LightBurn Bridge appliance but there are no release plans from what I’ve seen.
Having said that, there are several DIY solutions for remote camera functionality that have been successfully used. Some using remote USB, others using IP based camera solutions, and I believe still others yet. Don’t know if you’d want to go offroading for something like this or what your other needs are but I’d suggest going through some of the other forum posts on this subject to get a feel for what’s possible if that’s something you want to entertain.
By the way, what’s the intention of having this on two different computers? Use of this for the purposes of unmonitored burning will likely be discouraged here.
Hi,
AND THANKS!
My laser is in a unheated garage.
I have a computer wired to the laser and currently use the latest LB on Windows 10.
I would like to compose my graphics in my office Send the file to my server, open it in the LB in the garage and start the laser cutting/engraving.
Then I would like to go back to my office and create more AI files. It would be wonderful to watch with the use of WiFi the camera on the laser.
Sounds cool.
Any thoughts?
I suggest considering a two camera solution. One camera being used for camera alignment in LightBurn and connected to the control computer, and a separate camera entirely that’s wireless and used for monitoring, running on separate software from LightBurn. Preferably this camera would also have a microphone so you can hear what’s going on.
I’d caution that a camera isn’t a great replacement for physical presence, however, if a fire were to start.
Hi,
A thought for you consideration.
Not sure what the camera does besides viewing whats going on under the hood.
Idea
If the camera is usb wired to the computer next to the laser in the garage, perhaps from my office computer I can view LB 9in the garage0 via Teamviewer?
Or perhaps jus use wifi camera and view it on my phone…
Thoughts?
It is difficult having wires to the computer cause often we need to move out the laser 24x40 for pass through access.
Thanks for being there!
Dan
I don’t believe this is even really an intended use case for the camera. There is a live feed that you can see in the Camera window but most time’s not ideal for observation purposes for various reasons.
The primary function of the camera is to allow for precise location of materials on your bed. This allows you to capture the content of your bed, and then place design elements onto the captured material in the overlay. This speeds alignment and potentially improves material yield.
Note that these cameras are often mounted to the lid of the laser. Because of that the orientation and location of the camera is different based on open and closed states.
This would be similar to what I described in the last post.
This is viable or some other remote desktop solution.
If you do a forum search you should be able to locate some folks using OBS and other methods for providing IP camera functionality.
Thank You!!!
I think Ill install 2 The Rasberry Pi camera for precision layout!
This therefore makes sense to be USB hard wired because I would be loading pieces that need registration
What is the power supply needed? I believe it is 5v.
And a Blink camera for viewing on a monitor
The blink can run on a 2 year battery or 110 wired
My lase has a dark brown acrylic hood so when the lid is closed it is dark in there.
I,m thinking of installing an LED light. This can be 110 - VERY BRIGHT or 12 v LED flex neon
Do you recommend that I add a 110 volt power supply strip within the hood?
I can run stickum wire ties for the cords.
Your thoughts.
Dan
I haven’t heard of anyone using the Pi camera for LightBurn but I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t work. Normally USB would provide sufficient voltage to power the camera.
That’s one option. I believe the built-in LED strips in mine may be powered by the 5V from the LPS but can’t say for certain. I do know the auto-focus pen was. I was surprised that the built-in vent fan ran on 110VAC so it’s possible the LEDs are also powered by 110VAC but I haven’t examined them.
The problem with 12V LED is that you’d have to find a source for that voltage or step down. This is ultimately about what makes sense in your case.
I believe some 24V supplies also provide 12V output terminals so if that’s the case for you then there you go.
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