Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer Lightburn?

Agua2004 · May 25, 2019, 11:18am

Hello all I am new to Lightburn, I have a Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer with a 2.5w Laser mounted and a Dremel Mount for Carving Acrylic and wood. I use Cura for 3D Prints and Repetier for Laser Prints. I have tried other laser software like Inkscape to generate gcodes, and GRBL software but they lack features that Lightburn has.

Current issue is I cannot figure out why Lightburn will not communicate with my Ender 3, I have tried GrBL and it will try to communicate with the Printer but it will not move XYZ or turn laser on/off. heres a creen shot of console.

and heres a screen shot of when switched to marlin software. I am not sure if I have to enable a bootloader on my ender 3 as this is the Most popular 3D Printer on the market and people have flashed Marlin Firmware.

Please Help I really want to get Lightburn to work on my Ender3. Currently on my 6th day Trial of Lightburn. If All Works I will purchase Software.

dubir · May 25, 2019, 11:51am

Can you reset the origin of the axes?

Agua2004 · May 25, 2019, 2:18pm

I press “home” button. And the “get location” button and it does not move any of my stepper motors.

HalfNormal · May 25, 2019, 2:53pm

What control board are you using and what version of firmware are you using?

raykholo · May 25, 2019, 3:03pm

Grbl is not a 3D Printer firmware. The Ender3 might be running Marlin. Try that.

LightBurn · May 25, 2019, 11:56pm

From the text output emitted in the console, I see “Marlin 1.0.0”, so you would need to use the Marlin device in LightBurn, not GRBL.

FSD333 · May 28, 2019, 5:22pm

I am also trying to get my Ender-3 to work with LightBurn. (not Ender-3 Pro)
I have it set up with Marlin firmware but does not connect.

FSD333 · May 28, 2019, 5:23pm

OK so I figured it out myself, I changed the baud rate in settings to lowest, closed program then reopened the program and it connected! So far all I have tried is homing from laser control and it works. I would say I would keep you informed but it appears that I am only allowed to reply 3 times on a thread as a newbie

Rick · May 28, 2019, 10:00pm

You should be able to post more now.

spiritburner · June 1, 2019, 3:56pm

@ agua2004 I would love to see some pics of your setup please as I have a Ender 3!pro and was thinking of adding a Dremel but no idea on where to start, my laser is separate an endurance 10 watt. Could you share with me your setup etc please I have always wanted to play with wood and plastics and never thought the Ender could do it. Many thanks Neil

system · June 15, 2019, 3:56pm

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