Lightburn not connect with my laser

LightBurn Hardware Compatibility Sculpfun
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I have downloaded a trail version of Lightburn and for some reason not able to get it to work with my Sculpfun s9, if I play around turning it on and off and closing and reopening the app I can get it to frame but not turn the laser light on or get it to do a test image. I tried it with LaserGRBL and it connects fine and it will do a test burn with no problems I watched the connection information and on LaserGRBL it keeps communicating with the engraver but LightBurn all I get is:

Waiting for connectionā€¦

Waiting for connectionā€¦

ok

]

ok

0]

[G57:0.000,0.000,0.000]

[G500,0.000]

[G59:0.000,0.000,0.0000]

[G92:0.000,0.000,0.000]

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

Project loaded in 10 milliseconds

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>

?

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS

ok

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

I hit the ? and enter nothing happens even though it appears itā€™s connected.

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You are connected. You should have to do almost nothing to get that S9 to work with Lightburn.

It will not frame if Lightburn and the S9 are not talking.

We must first make sure you are setup properly:

  1. Use mm/min in the Device Settings window.
  2. Turn off the linking switch, same window.
  3. Is your S5 a 5w output?
  4. Does your S9 have limit switches?
  5. Is this a brand new setup?

Here is a test file that should mark wood or cardboard. Add how it does in your Reply to the questions above.

S9 Burn Test.lbrn2 (35.3 KB)

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  1. yes set to mm/min
  2. I turned off linking switch
  3. yes itā€™s a 5W output
  4. no limit switches
  5. yes this is a new setup
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Great! Did the test file do anything?

I forgot to ask what material you are using for your projectsā€¦

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Iā€™m using a test piece of wood nothing happens, I get the following in the communication window

Waiting for connectionā€¦

ok

[VER:1.1h.20190825:]

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

Waiting for connectionā€¦

ok

R:1.1h.20190825:]

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS0,0>

ok

[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]

[]

[TLO:0.000]

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

Project loaded in 0 milliseconds

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>

it appears to be connecting it says itā€™s busy and 100% when I hit start

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You need to be a little more explicit. What did you expect to happen that did not, like ā€œI clicked the Run button and it just sat there.ā€

Load my program, Home the machine, clear (right click) the Console window, click the Run button, then copy/paste everything from the Console window in a Reply..

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I cleared the window and clicked start nothing happened the laser just sat there didnā€™t moveā€¦

The output
<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS0.000|FS:0,0>

Starting stream

Job halted

Stream completed in 0:00

Grbl 1.1h [ā€˜$ā€™ for help]

ok

<Idle|WPos:22.238,7.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

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Can you Jog the laser using the buttons in the Move window?

New setup: Which Device Type did you select when doing the initial setup?

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Click the up arrow it moved once then stopped clicked again and nothing happens says busy with a counter and 96% but it stoppedā€¦ setting up the laser I GRBL Serial/USB set it up with Metric (Millimeters) used the default 410 mm x 400 mm Set to Front Left and Auto ā€œHomeā€ is off

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Ok. Can you snapshot the Move window after powering up the machine with the head at the fromt left corner?

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ok cleared the display powered cycled the machine and hit the up button it moved twice and then stopped moving output:

<Idle|WPos:32.238,17.788,0.000|F|WPos:32.238,17.788,0.000|FS:0,0<Idle|WPos:32.238,17.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

Starting stream

[MSG:Pgm End]

Stream completed in 0:00

Starting stream

[MSG:Pgm End]

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CTRL+WinKey+S

Also Clear the Console window and enter $$. Copy/paste that result in a Reply. I am looking to see if some GRBL parameters maybe got scrambled.

What I am doing is looking for something out of the ordinary.

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Ok Cleared and hit the up button I it moved once and stopped output with $$ it says itā€™s busy and 96% and just stays there for about 5 minutes and then it clears and says ready

<Idle|WPos:32.238,37.787,0.000|Fdle|WPos:32.238,37.787,0.000|FS:<Idle|WPos:32.238,37.787,0.000|F

Starting stream

k

$$

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I powered cycled the laser and did the $$ and got the following output:

<Idle|WPos:32.238,47.788,0.000|FS:0,0>

$$

=0

$6=0

$10=0

$11=0.010

<Idle|WPos:32.238,47.788,0.000|F,0>

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That is way not right.

Are you connected to the laser via USB?

In the Console, enter $RST=* and repeat The $$ part.

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This will be all I can do tonight have to get up early for workā€¦

I did the commands and this is the output:
<Alarm|WPos:0.000,-67.400,0.000|FS:0,0>

$RST=*

k

l 1.1h [ā€˜$ā€™ for help]

[MSG:ā€˜$Hā€™|ā€˜$Xā€™ to unlock]

[MSG:Caution: Unlocked]

ok

<Idle|MPos:0.000,-67.400,0.000|F<Idle|MPos:0.000,-67.400,0.000|F0,0.000>

$$

$0=10

$1=25

$2=0

$3=0

$4=0

0=0

$21=0

$22=0

$23=3

$24=200.000

$25=3000.000

$26=250

$2

$101=80.000

$102=250.000

$11000

$111=6000.000

$112=1000.000

$120=1000.000

$121=1000.000

$122=1000.000

$130=410.000

$131=400.000

$132=200.000

ok

<Idle|MPos:0.000,-67.400,0.000|FS:0,0>

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oh and yes Iā€™m connected USB

Thanks for the help tonight, will pickup tomorrow after work.

18

Ok, tomorrow it is. :grin:

This suggests a communication issue, or the factory reset did not have everything. But it appears we are getting closer.

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Ok, I opened one of my projects this time, I hit frame and the laser framed the test perfectly, I then hit start it started ran for 20 sec and stopped. Lightburn says Busy and 0% The output
<Idle|MPos:84.513,24.450,0.000|FS:0,0|Ov:100,100,100>

Project loaded in 9 milliseconds

<Idle|MPos:84.513,24.450,0.000|FS:0,0|WCO:0.000,0.000,0.000>

ok

Starting stream

Stream completed in 0:00

<Idle|MPos:84.513,24.450,0.000|FS:0,0>

ok

Starting stream

Stream completed in 0:00

<Idle|MPos:84.513,24.450,0.000|F<Idle|MPos:84.513,24.450,0.000|FS:0,0>

Starting stream

Layer C02

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This is another indication it might be a communications issue. Try these:

  1. A different USB cable.
  2. Unplugging both ends and plugging them in a few times to clean the contacts.
  3. A USB cable with a ferrite (knot) on it.
  4. A USB cable that does not exceed 10ā€™ (9M) length.
  5. A quality shielded USB cable with a ferrite.
  6. Use a powered USB cable hub. If PC USB is Type-C, insert a USB-A hub in between the PC and the Laser (PC USB-C cable to USB-A Hub USB-A cable to USB-C Laser).