CAMFive with 1st Controller

[JoeAd (Joe Adelaars)]

I have access to a CAM Five CFL CMA1200 with a 1st Controller. We have Smartcarve but I would like to switch to LightBurn. The software does not recognize the equipment and I am not sure what to select from the manual selection list. Is there a unit that I can list that is the same as what I am working with?

Thanks!

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@JoeAd

CAM Five CFL CMA1200 with a 1st Controller

Please post a picture of the control panel and also the control unit inside the laser box. I am not familiar with the “1st Controller”, so a picture would help.

I have seen several and don’t have a clear understanding which controller is in your unit.

Camfive Laser and Lightburn Software

Hello, I’ve purchased a used camfive laser and opted for lightburn instead of coreldraw. It has a Ruida controller but when I plug my usb into the laptop and laser for setup Lightburn doesn’t find my controller. Is this normal? I know I can enter the information manually but really expected it to find this particular controller seeing that its so popular… or, am I doing something wrong in the process?

CamFive machine

I’m trying to do a job for a friend and he has a CamFive, I am having trouble linking lightburn to the machine. Autoconnect does not work, and I don’t know what to use in the manual setup procedure. I looked at the computer and could not see any labels depicting what type of control it uses.

[Mrrick386 (Rick Herring)]

I have a camFive machine also, but it has a ruida controller so it seemed to link with the machine without any problems. I didn’t think CamFive used any other controllers unless maybe the one you have access too is a bit older. Please post pics.

[JoeAd (Joe Adelaars)]

I was able to talk to CAMfive technical support and what we have is a seven or eight year old controller. He says that the only software that works with this controller is Smartcarve.
I will send photos when I get them anyway.
We may look at changing out the controller but it may not work with our budget.

[Titansidewinder (Gordon Lytle)]

Connect your camfive through lan vs. the usb. My camfive works fine through the lan vs. usb for some reason.

[raykholo (Ray Kholodovsky)]

Yes, the original CAMFive units came with a proprietary controller that will not work with LB. More “recent” units then started coming with a supported controller, indeed Ruida if I recall correctly.

In the case of the older controller (the pics I have seen show an exposed green pcb), you would need to switch the controller out for something that LightBurn does support.

As Rick says, pics help. He got that from me