Lightburn on macos mojave doesnt detect my 3018 cnc. But if i add it manually lets me add the port and device. However when this happens and I open the lightburn software, it drives my z-axis down without stopping. It doesnt stop until I close the software. Any ideas?

Im sorry…got a bit excited…wanna burn something! :slight_smile: $$ $0=10 $1=25 $2=0 $3=6 $4=0 $5=0 $6=0 $10=1 $11=1.000 $12=0.002 $13=0 $20=0 $21=1 $22=1 $23=7 $24=25.000 $25=500.000 $26=250 $27=2.000 $30=1000 $31=0 $32=0 $100=800.000 $101=800.000 $102=800.000 $110=2000.0…

OK, so there are several things I can see that will need to be addressed. Did you get any instructions from the manufacturer of this hardware? In particular, the recommended firmware settings for this hardware? Here is a list of each of the grbl settings and how they are used and defined. https://g…

[image] Rick: Grbl v1.1 Configuration · gnea/grbl Wiki · GitHub Ok here is my device setup: only 1 picture per post for new users I set it up to 300 x 200 because I dunno actually because the platform does measure 300 sideways, but front to back it measures 180 actually…so ill fix that… […

No that does not sound correct as most always the Z axis is used to move the bed up or down. But this is now getting way outside the LightBrun support area. Your wiring is not something I can help you with. Have a read here for overview of common setups for gcode/grbl in LightBurn: https://github.c…

No, the wiring is right. I just checked. X moves left to right and Y moves front to back. Im good. So now what? I set x = 180 and y=300 in the max travel right? $$ $0=10 $1=25 $2=0 $3=6 $4=0 $5=0 $6=0 $10=1 $11=1.000 $12=0.002 $13=0 $20=0 $21=1 $22=1 $23=7 $24=25.000 $25=500.…

Yes thanks, Ive seen those. So Im trying to put it all together though: I moved my device origin to be front-left (or bottom left as in the video) Ive made the size match the size of my platform, 300x and 180y & in the console as well Ive manually moved my laser to the bottom left corner and clic…

If you don’t have limit switches, you will need to manually set the zero point (the origin) manually each time you power up in order to be able to use Absolute positioning, or the click-to-jog feature - both of those require the use of absolute positions, which require starting from a known zero poi…

Not taken as rude. We are aware everyone could benefit from more and better videos. For now, we are focused on the software development as the priority, trying to manage the production of educational content as we can. Some of the current content was produced by our user community. We know this need…

Ok Im just worried when the machine overruns a limit and my motors make terrible noises. Ok so machine origin is something that can be changed by me, the user, to wherever I want it to be, right? Or no? In this picture, are all those (in red) talking about the same origin? [lightburn] Because …

Lightburn doesnt detect 3018 cnc

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Rick (Technical Evangelist) October 15, 2019, 12:25am 16

If those are the correct measurements, then yes.

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