Laser is not moving

alishkur · December 27, 2022, 1:49am

When I click “Start” The laser in Lightburn, goes to the laser position where it was set and not moving, but keeps burning. When I do Frame it’s moving fine. “Home” also working.

Please HELP!!! I am thinking to return it, but don’t want to
I can send you a screenshots if you give me your email

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[VER:1.1h.20220925:]

[OPT:V,15,128]

Target buffer size found

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Homing

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$0=10

$1=25

$2=0

$3=4

$4=0

$5=1

$6=0

$10=1

$11=0.010

$12=0.002

$13=0

$20=0

$21=0

$22=1

$23=7

$24=200.000

$25=3000.000

$26=250.000

$27=2.000

$30=1000.000

$31=0.000

$32=1

$100=80.000

$101=80.000

$102=250.000

$103=100.000

$104=100.000

$105=100.000

$110=6000.000

$111=6000.000

$112=1000.000

$113=1000.000

$114=1000.000

$115=1000.000

$120=1000.000

$121=1000.000

$122=1000.000

$123=200.000

$124=200.000

$125=200.000

$130=400.000

$131=410.000

$132=200.000

$133=300.000

$134=300.000

$135=300.000

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Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.

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ALARM:3

Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.

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Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]

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$0=10

$1=25

$2=0

$3=4

$4=0

$5=1

$6=0

$10=1

$11=0.010

$12=0.002

$13=0

$20=0

$21=0

$22=1

$23=7

$24=200.000

$25=3000.000

$26=250.000

$27=2.000

$30=1000.000

$31=0.000

$32=1

$100=80.000

$101=80.000

$102=250.000

$103=100.000

$104=100.000

$105=100.000

$110=6000.000

$111=6000.000

$112=1000.000

$113=1000.000

$114=1000.000

$115=1000.000

$120=1000.000

$121=1000.000

$122=1000.000

$123=200.000

$124=200.000

$125=200.000

$130=400.000

$131=410.000

$132=200.000

$133=300.000

$134=300.000

$135=300.000

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$$=100

$0=10

$1=25

$2=0

$3=4

$4=0

$5=1

$6=0

$10=1

$11=0.010

$12=0.002

$13=0

$20=0

$21=0

$22=1

$23=7

$24=200.000

$25=3000.000

$26=250.000

$27=2.000

$30=1000.000

$31=0.000

$32=1

$100=80.000

$101=80.000

$102=250.000

$103=100.000

$104=100.000

$105=100.000

$110=6000.000

$111=6000.000

$112=1000.000

$113=1000.000

$114=1000.000

$115=1000.000

$120=1000.000

$121=1000.000

$122=1000.000

$123=200.000

$124=200.000

$125=200.000

$130=400.000

$131=410.000

$132=200.000

$133=300.000

$134=300.000

$135=300.000

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error:1

G-code words consist of a letter and a value. Letter was not found.

<Idle|MPos:0.000,0.000,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>

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$$=100

$0=10

$1=25

$2=0

$3=4

$4=0

$5=1

$6=0

$10=1

$11=0.010

$12=0.002

$13=0

$20=0

$21=0

$22=1

$23=7

$24=200.000

$25=3000.000

$26=250.000

$27=2.000

$30=1000.000

$31=0.000

$32=1

$100=80.000

$101=80.000

$102=250.000

$103=100.000

$104=100.000

$105=100.000

$110=6000.000

$111=6000.000

$112=1000.000

$113=1000.000

$114=1000.000

$115=1000.000

$120=1000.000

$121=1000.000

$122=1000.000

$123=200.000

$124=200.000

$125=200.000

$130=400.000

$131=410.000

$132=200.000

$133=300.000

$134=300.000

$135=300.000

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berainlb · December 28, 2022, 12:55am

Can you create a simple design like a square in LightBurn and then do the following:

Take a full screenshot of LightBurn showing the design, Cut window, and Laser window
Push “Save Gcode” in Laser window and save a file with .txt extension. Then upload file here.

alishkur · December 28, 2022, 6:16pm

; LightBurn 1.3.01
; GRBL device profile, user origin
; Bounds: X27 Y34.5 to X109 Y97.5
G00 G17 G40 G21 G54
G90
G0 X0 Y0
G91
M4
; Cut @ 100 mm/min, 20% power
M9
G0 X0Y0
; Layer C00
G1 Y63S200F100
G1 X82
G1 Y-63
G1 X-82
M9
G1 S0
M5
G90
; return to user-defined finish pos
G0 X0 Y0
M2

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Homing
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ok
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<Idle|MPos:0.000,0.000,0.000|FS:0,10|Ov:100,100,100|A:S>
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Starting stream
Stream completed in 0:00
$$
$0=10
$1=25
$2=0
$3=4
$4=0
$5=1
$6=0
$10=1
$11=0.010
$12=0.002
$13=0
$20=0
$21=1
$22=1
$23=7
$24=200.000
$25=3000.000
$26=250.000
$27=2.000
$30=1000.000
$31=0.000
$32=1
$100=80.000
$101=80.000
$102=250.000
$103=100.000
$104=100.000
$105=100.000
$110=6000.000
$111=6000.000
$112=1000.000
$113=1000.000
$114=1000.000
$115=1000.000
$120=1000.000
$121=1000.000
$122=1000.000
$123=200.000
$124=200.000
$125=200.000
$130=400.000
$131=410.000
$132=200.000
$133=300.000
$134=300.000
$135=300.000
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<Idle|MPos:27.000,34.500,0.000|FS:0,10|Ov:100,100,100|A:S>
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<Idle|MPos:27.000,34.500,0.000|FS:0,10|Ov:100,100,100|A:S>
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<Idle|MPos:27.000,34.500,0.000|FS:0,10>
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ALARM:1
Hard limit triggered. Machine position is likely lost due to sudden and immediate halt. Re-homing is highly recommended.
<Alarm|MPos:-5.438,3.013,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
error:9
G-code locked out during alarm or jog state.
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Homing
[VER:1.1h.20220925:]
[OPT:V,15,128]
Target buffer size found
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<Idle|MPos:0.000,0.000,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>
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Starting stream
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<Idle|MPos:27.000,34.500,0.000|FS:0,0|Ov:100,100,100>
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<Idle|MPos:27.000,34.500,0.000|FS:0,0>
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Starting stream
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Starting stream
Layer C00
Stream completed in 0:27
ALARM:3
Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.
ok
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
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<Idle|MPos:0.000,44.575,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>
ok
Starting stream
Stream completed in 0:03
Starting stream
Layer C00
Stream completed in 0:30
ALARM:3
Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.
ok
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
ok
<Idle|MPos:27.000,86.475,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>
ok
<Idle|MPos:27.000,86.475,0.000|FS:0,0|Ov:100,100,100>
ok
Starting stream
Stream completed in 0:04
Starting stream
Layer C00
Stream completed in 0:04
ALARM:3
Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.
ok
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
ok
Starting stream
Layer C00
Stream completed in 0:04
ALARM:3
Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.
ok
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
ok
Starting stream
Layer C00
Stream completed in 0:05
ALARM:3
Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.
ok
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
ok
Starting stream
Layer C00
Stream completed in 0:03
ALARM:3
Reset while in motion. Grbl cannot guarantee position. Lost steps are likely. Re-homing is highly recommended.
ok
Grbl 1.1h [‘$’ for help]
[MSG:‘$H’|‘$X’ to unlock]
ok

berainlb · December 28, 2022, 8:22pm

Your g-code looks fine so I don’t think it’s a fundamental problem there.

A few recommendations:

Stick to Absolute Coords as that will be the most predictable.
Are you moving the laser head by hand at any point? If so, avoid doing this. Move the laser only with the jog controls

Can you confirm that your machine is successfully going through a homing operation at machine start or at least when connecting to LightBurn. I can see that you have “Auto-home on startup” enabled in Device Settings but wasn’t clear if this was happening correctly.

If the machine does home, can you run these commands in Console one at a time and then return the output?

$I
$H
$#
?

alishkur · December 29, 2022, 11:41pm

Here:

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[VER:1.1h.20220925:]

[OPT:V,15,128]

Target buffer size found

ok

Homing

ok

$I

$H

$#

?

<Idle|MPos:0.000,0.000,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>

[VER:1.1h.20220925:]

[OPT:V,15,128]

Target buffer size found

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

alishkur · December 29, 2022, 11:48pm

I confirm that machine is successfully going through a homing operation at machine start

berainlb · December 30, 2022, 2:11am

Try this:

Home your laser
make square. Set cut settings to a very low engrave setting for your laser and material
set Start From to Absolute Coords
frame
frame again. Does it frame in the same spot?
push Start to begin burn.
push Start again. Does it burn on the same spot?

Make sure to never move the laser by hand. Does the laser work as expected?

alishkur · December 30, 2022, 11:28pm

I returned it today back to Walmart
Waiting for refund

system · January 29, 2023, 11:28pm

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