Hey everyone. Has anybody heard anything about future use with EZcad3 and any time frames. I’m in a bit of a pickle right now cuz EZcad3 is acting very strange. And before downgrading to EZcad2, I want to make sure. I sure do like the auto Z axis and don’t want to give that up if I don’t need to. Thanks all
I thought the two were not compatible with each other, controller wise… I believe the EZCad3 board is different from EZCad2… I’m thinking you can’t run EZCad2 on it… but you can advise us…
As far as I know they are looking at it, but I haven’t head much in quite a while about Z axes support with this other controller.
Yes the EZcad3 board is different. And for me, it’s been super buggy for me. That’s why I was considering changing to EZcad2. I know I’d lose the auto z axis feature though. That’s why I was wondering if there were any plans for compatibility with EZcad3. That way I could ride out the buggy software storm and just wait on that. But I’m already exchanging it for ezcad2 anyways. lol. Buuuuuut LightBurn did reply to me saying they’re discussing compatibility with ezcad3 so…
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just a thought on this… I can see we have a nice bunch of electronics and software experts here, so… how difficult would it be to get together and develop a controller board to drive 2.5D lasers that currently runs on ezcad3 boards? crazy thought? maybe it could be a good business for lightburn to sell the boards as well as the software 
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i was just thinking about this. all you would need is a simple USB controller to control the servo using the same controls already used with rotarys. younwould still need an EzCad2 board in your machine.
could go a step further and make a USB controller that handles the rotarys and Z axis allowing for the use of any rotary on the market.
i am coding illiterate past HTML 
but doesnt seem like it would be difficult for someone intelligent to make that interface and sell it just like the cameras.
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Im guessing there is no progress on getting lightburn on an ezcad3 system yet?
The manufacturers/owners of the controllers must be willing to work constructively with LB and there must be a certain basis of users, then LB will definitely want to make another laser profile. 
It was something like this that I remember reading as an explanation from LB to questions about EZC3.
As far as I know, the EZCad3 board is encrypted between the software and the laser.
It’s difficult to figure out the controllers operation if the communication line is encrypted.
not that hard. its old chineese encryption. they steal our IP all the time. but another method would be ti team up with JCZ with a licensing and let them ditch the trash ezcad software all together.
Why don’t you explain to Lightburn exactly how their encryption works so they can duplicate it. That would really help them get moving on an EZCad3 variant.
I didn’t realize someone here knew anything at all about new vs old Chinese encryption. Please enlighten the rest of us.
true. i should have said.. “shouldn’t” be that hard lol
if some dude in his garrage can hack into the DOD.. bypass vehicle 256 bit encryption for custom tuning, etc. someone, beyond my intelligence, should be able to bypass this chineese anti-tamper stuff. even if it includes changing out a chip on the controller.
If it is or isn’t quick and easy, really doesn’t matter if nobody will do it. Like most things, I’m not saying it can’t, just get someone to do it.
Would the JCZ EZCAD3 API not be an option?