Just getting started here in burning, and I seem to have an issue with the file getting garbled on the way the the laser. I created some text in Inkscape (Hershey Text) and here is what it looks like in LightBurn: “made” (sorry, new users can only post one image.) But here is what actually comes o…

[image] Using lightburn with benbox? GRBL That looks like an older version of the Mana SE controller. It’s really just an Arduino Nano, so it should be easy to re-flash it with GRBL. I don’t think Benbox is fully GRBL compatible, and LightBurn actually looks for specific r…

Another photo, where it is easier to see what is happening: a simple heart turn into this (left) when burned once and this (right) when burned four times. [hearts] It is interesting to me that although it does not return to the original location, the start of the second burn lines up with the end…

Your profile says “unknown firmware”. What Device profile did you use during the initial LightBurn setup? What is displayed in the ‘Console’ window when you try to connect with LightBurn? As a side, if you are at the beginning of the setup process, getting the laser to work and to work with LightBu…

I set it to GRBL-M3 (1.1e or earlier). With GRBL-M4 it runs, but the laser does not fire. (It does fire with GRBL-M4 if I click the “fire” button, but always at full power, regardless of the power setting.) On connecting, I get the following: Waiting for connection… JH��benbox laser 3.1(c) mul …

It does look like a Chinese copy of an Arduino Nano, judging from the shape and the text written on it.(NANO DCCduino) It looks like using HexUploader for Mac might be the easiest way for me, and use grbl_v0_9a_edge_328p_16mhz_9600_build20121210.hex. Before I go and do that, are there any recommen…

OK, so flashing GRBL did work - every shape burns correctly and I can change the laser power now! Thank you Rick! I will now work on fixing the new issues (10mm -> 30mm burn, speed and acceleration very slow, etc) I will mark the problem resolved and if I need help with the other issues I will ope…

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Rick (Technical Evangelist) October 16, 2019, 5:27pm 5