Burning a large job

‘Target buffer size found’ is what LightBurn says when it first connects to a controller, and queries it for some basic info. That’s not an error, but it tells you that the board disconnected, then reconnected, and that’s relatively common. It can be caused by:

  • Poor quality USB cable (no shielding or ferrite rings)
  • Poor quality power supply, or not enough power for the laser, causing brownouts
  • Electrical noise induced in the USB connection
  • Static electricity discharge
  • USB port power save / sleep

Some of these are covered here: How to troubleshoot connection issues with USB