Hardware Swap - m2 Nano

Hello friends.

I have recently found a laser that I want. I certainly don’t need it, but unquestionably want.

It has an M2 Nano, which I am learning is not supported in lightburn . Lasering for sometime
Now , but have never had to mess with manipulating hardware.

Is it as easy as mapping the wiring and removing the old ad installing the new? What else should I expect to do?

Thanks!

It sounds like a K40 you have found yourself?
If this is the case, changing the controller is very easy.
I then chose a controller from Awesometech, it worked fine.

Nope, not a k40. It is something I have never seen. Looks like a red/black but miniature.

Ohhh, I haven’t seen one before either.
But if it is running on a nano m2, it should be no matter and also easy to replace with another controller. I just want to look for one that can change the 1: 1, without adaptors and extras.

You don’t have more pictures?

Looks like a K40, with a different control pad… You can see power adjustments.

If it has a nano board in it, it’s pretty clearly a k40.

:smile_cat:

Then it must be a new type of K40, the (my) old “original” K40 has a different form factor and does not look like this one.

I installed a 3d printer smoothie compatible controller in my M2 nano laser. MKS sbase 1.4. There is a specific version of Smoothieware with clustering support which helps with raster engraving but all in all it was an easy process. I did loose some of the functionality of the control panel but not that it mattered much.