What’s the chance of the software working with the Carvera Air? Love Lightburn so would be keen to try this once the machine wends it’s way from China.
It appears pretty slim.
Dedicated software supports CARVERA functions
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Hey Mike 
We have a couple of Carvera CNCs in the fleet, including the Air (still in the box). The firmware is Smoothieware-based, and there is already an option in the Device Settings for this:
There will be some extra changes needed for the Carvera Air to work and we welcome any feedback about it.
Let us know when you receive your machine, and get a chance to take a closer look.
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That’s excellent news, thank you. 
I just ordered a Carvera Air, supposed to arrive Sunday 8/11. What changes are required to get it to work?
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Anybody? Anybody? Buehler? Anybody? 
Hello,
@markyg, I believe, we briefly met in New York at the LBX 2025?
The infos in my last post are everything, I know about the machine so far. As mentioned, one of our devs has the Carvera Air, and I’ve asked them for further insights when he has time to set it up.
Another developer has the full Carvera and reported, that it “mostly” worked. Sending files directly to the machine might not be the most reliable way due to the parsing of their “OK” message sending. Saving the Gcode and running it directly on the CNC is the preferred way for now.
In an attempt to make it easier for you to get started, I have created a Device Profile based on Carvera’s information.
And following our documentation here: Adding Your Machine - MillMage Documentation
Unfortunately, I have no way of confirming these settings, but if you’re feeling adventurous, I recommend giving it a try:
Carvera_Air_Initial_Device_Settings.mmzip (1.8 KB)
Carvera’s way of tool changing requires some extra Gcode blocks, which we don’t support yet.
In their list of supported G- and M-Codes, they list commands to loosen and tighten the spindle collet and control the lights.
I’ve added macros for these functions here:
Let us know what you discover!
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Thanks @Aaron.F ! I will give these things a a try. The Carvera folks say WiFi is the preferred method of connecting. Any tips on that?
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Generally, a USB connection will always be more reliable, and I’d prefer this over an additional source of possible issues.
As mentioned, direct control (Over WiFi or USB) might not work yet, and it’s best to copy the generated Gcode files to the Carvera and launch them from the integrated touch screen.
That would definitely be the common wisdom but real-world users report the opposite. Makera also states that WiFi is the preferred way to connect. Evidently their USB implementation is sub-par and also significantly slower than WiFi. Counter-intuitive but that is what folks are saying, including Makera.
That’s interesting.
If WiFi is said to be the preferred connection method, I’m curious to know what protocols they are using.
Feel free to give it a try and let us know.
In order to quickly switch between USB and WiFi, you can:
- Open the “Devices” window
- Right click on the device and select “Duplicate”
- change to “Ethernet/TCP”
- Enter the IP of the Makera
- Give it a new name.
- The default network port in MillMage is port 23 (Telnet). Leave it at this and let us know
I will give it a try and let you know.