True, so let us work on that issue. Using WiFi is usually (strongly) not recommended. This does not apply to just the Falcon A1 machines. If you look at a WiFi signal with an analyzer app, you will see the signal strengths vary from maximum to all the way to zero. If Lightburn is streaming data to the laser, (1) that data is lost and (2) there is no means of error correction at the laser end on the data packets.
How are you going to feel if you have about $30 worth of the product in the laser and you get a “Lost Connection” in the Console display about 1/2 way thru the burn?
There are other methods that are much more reliable:
- Use a wired ethernet to the laser, if yours supports it.
- Use a powered (amplified) USB cable to the laser, to get around USB length limits.
- Create a GCode file on a xD card and take it to your laser if it will accept one.
I have a relevant question: If you do not have a PC at the laser, then how are you going to Jog the laser around when doing your setups? Or see if the Framing is where it is supposed to be?
A 50’ line of sight is a long distance in any building. How big would a fire have to be before you will see it? There is a recent posting by a person wanting info about a Sculpfun 33w upgrade that said thankfully the fire did not set their house on fire. Safety first, then production.