Falcon 10W won't etch images

ixtech · December 1, 2023, 3:01am

I have Lightburn v1.4.03 on win10 machine and am trying to etch onto anodized aluminum sheet that is 5x7. I am using a Falcon 10W diode laser attached to my creality ender 3 s1( I set GRBL XY to 220mx220m and USB) . I can successfully etch on the plate when running the materials test and when I draw shapes. I recently imported an image with transparent background (that worked in previous version of LB) and it will frame but when I hit Start, I receive a warning that the cut may be out of bounds (which is turned off in settings) and nothing happens.
Here is what console output:

ok
Starting stream
[MSG:Pgm End]
Stream completed in 0:00
<Idle|MPos:-56.375,-89.963,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>
ok
Starting stream
[MSG:Pgm End]
Stream completed in 0:00

Here is GCODE:

; LightBurn 1.4.03
; GRBL device profile, current position
; Bounds: X-394.87 Y-424.77 to X-273.79 Y-244.85
G00 G17 G40 G21 G54
G91
M4
M9
G1 S0
M5
; return to starting pos
G0 X0Y0
M2

Thoughts?

berainlb · December 1, 2023, 3:06am

This shows that your machine is in negative space.

Try to avoid this until you’re very familiar with the operation of your laser. You can avoid this if you meet the following conditions:

You home your machine before every session
After homing, use jogging controls exclusively to move the laser. Do not move the laser head by hand
You do not ignore any out-of-bounds messages

Additionally, I’d suggest working in Absolute Coords until you’re very familiar with the function of your laser as that’s the most intuitive Start from mode.

ixtech · December 1, 2023, 7:27pm

Thanks for the info. I was having issues homing laser since all the X and Y were reversed which is fixed now. When I Home, it goes to bottom left correctly.

I am using jogging controls after it homes to move the laser now and those directions are also now not reversed.

My build area is 220mm x 220mm and the image is 104mm x 170mm so how is it out of bounds? I am using Absolute coordinates and have centered my image on my plate but still receive out of bound warning.

berainlb · December 1, 2023, 7:40pm

What homing issues were you having and how were they resolved?

Can you run these commands in Console and return the full output?

$H
$$
$#
?

ixtech · December 1, 2023, 8:30pm

WHen i would home to bottom left it would got to top right. I followed your steps here to resolve Creality 5W w/ Falcon Controller - Ender 3v2 - Homing Direction Incorrect - LightBurn Software Questions - LightBurn Software Forum

Here is ouput;


<Idle|MPos:3.000,3.000,0.000|FS:0,0|Ov:100,100,100|A:S>
e[0;31mE (12363003) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (12363004) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (12363649) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (12363650) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (12363652) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (12363653) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
ok
$0=10
$1=250
$2=0
$3=5
$4=0
$5=0
$6=0
$10=1
$11=0.010
$12=0.002
$13=0
$20=0
$21=0
$22=1
$23=1
$24=1500.000
$25=4500.000
$26=20
$27=3.000
$30=1000.000
$31=0.000
$32=1
$100=80.000
$101=80.000
$110=10000.000
$111=10000.000
$120=500.000
$121=500.000
$130=400.000
$131=415.000
ok
[G54:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G55:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G56:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G57:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G58:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G59:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G28:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G30:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G92:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[TLO:0.000]
[PRB:0.000,0.000,0.000:0]
ok
ok

berainlb · December 1, 2023, 11:06pm

I don’t see the output of the ? command there. Can you rerun all but the $$ and return full output? I’d suggest running one command at a time.

ixtech · December 2, 2023, 1:14pm

Here is $H

$H
e[0;31mE (72498906) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (72498907) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (72499605) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (72499606) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (72499608) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
e[0;31mE (72499609) gpio: gpio_isr_handler_remove(480): GPIO isr service is not installed, call gpio_install_isr_service() firste[0m
ok

Here is $$

$$
$0=10
$1=250
$2=0
$3=5
$4=0
$5=0
$6=0
$10=1
$11=0.010
$12=0.002
$13=0
$20=0
$21=0
$22=1
$23=1
$24=1500.000
$25=4500.000
$26=20
$27=3.000
$30=1000.000
$31=0.000
$32=1
$100=80.000
$101=80.000
$110=10000.000
$111=10000.000
$120=500.000
$121=500.000
$130=400.000
$131=415.000
ok

Here is $#

$#
[G54:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G55:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G56:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G57:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G58:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G59:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G28:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G30:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[G92:0.000,0.000,0.000]
[TLO:0.000]
[PRB:0.000,0.000,0.000:0]
ok

Here is ?

?
<Idle|MPos:3.000,3.000,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>
ok

berainlb · December 2, 2023, 1:26pm

This all looks fine to me.

Can you take a full screenshot of LightBurn with the design loaded and ready to burn?

Then go to File->Save gcode, save with .txt extension, and then upload the file here.

ixtech · December 2, 2023, 2:55pm

image_5x7.txt (192 Bytes)

berainlb · December 2, 2023, 3:48pm

Does this setup give you the same out of bounds warning?

The g-code is essentially blank which indicates to me that nothing is considered in play for the job.

What does the Preview show?

Can you upload the .lbrn file here for review?

ixtech · December 2, 2023, 4:07pm

coil_error.lbrn2 (193.7 KB)

berainlb · December 2, 2023, 4:10pm

In the Cut Settings disable Negative Image. That should get everything working.

Bikemike · December 2, 2023, 4:11pm

Actually, also go into adjust image and turn off negative image.

Edit.
Never mind. Same thing different place.

ixtech · December 2, 2023, 4:17pm

turned it off and preview looks good so far

berainlb · December 2, 2023, 5:45pm

Engraving images is as much art as science. I’d suggest experimenting a bit with different modes and settings.

ixtech · December 2, 2023, 5:47pm

So it wont frame properly still. I think the Y is inverted. When I hit the ^ in the Move which direction should the plate move? Currently it moves the plate AWAY from me and the coordinates appear negative. How do I flip that without messing with the homing?

berainlb · December 2, 2023, 8:50pm

When you push up the bed should move down such that the laser head is moving up relative to the material.

In Edit->Machine Settings toggle both Y axis homing direction and Y axis direction.

If you’d like to do from the Console then:

$3=7
$23=3

ixtech · December 3, 2023, 1:59am

Those commands worked. So, home worked, framing looks good, so I kicked on the etch. The laser moved to the edge turned on for a sec then shut off. Here is status from LB

ixtech · December 3, 2023, 3:03am

Looks like it is working albeit slow since i set it to 10mm/s since I am trying to burn off the color coating on the anodized aluminum.

berainlb · December 3, 2023, 5:24am

Sounds like you went all-in straight away. I typically will burn to some cheaper scrap material when experimenting with a new technique. Lowers the stakes a bit.