LightBurn not working with xTool D1

I am digging around for info. You might have seen this: Light burn Xtool D1 waiting for connection.

David, you mentioned that you installed the driver. Did you import it into Lightburn?

Jeff, yes I do have a file (a square cut line with a circle to engrave in the middle of the square) loaded and selected to burn. The laser head won’t move at all even while trying to Frame. The instructions from Makebox says that the Move Buttons won’t work. Yes I intend to use “Current Position”, and is suggested from the Makebox instructions.

Yes there is only one xTool D1 showing in the Devices List. I have tried rebooting several times for the laptop and the xTool D1. I did read through the link you provided but that didn’t resolve anything. I even tried to use a previous revision of the xTool driver but still no luck. Then I re-installed the most recent driver from xTool. The installation proccess of the driver is per Makebox’s instructions by clicking on the “Import” button and selecting the file (xTool-D1-V2.lbdev).

In the Console pane it displays “wainting for connection” , then it just repeats “OK:512 and OK:IDLE”.

I’ve captured several screen shots I’ll post ASAP.

Here are some screen captures that I aquired. Hopefully they will help.

More screen captures:

I connected to my xTool D1 and compared my settings to what you have shared and they are the same. Hopefully someone is familiar with this issue and can help you resolve it.

Console with move commands performed
Console
Captures of my console when I connect the D1, and when I issue a few move commands.

I’m not sure LightBurn is talking to my laser at all. Reading through the forum I noticed several people typing $$ and $I in the command line within the console. When I type these in the command line I get nothing. What are these commands suppose to do? My console just keeps displaying OK:512 and OK:IDLE after typing them, what do these mean?

I’ve tried clicking on the “Get Position” button but nothing happens, no activity shows up in the console except OK:512 and OK:IDLE.

Am I running the latest version of firmware for the xTool D1?

Seems to me that it’s talking to your laser. However, it doesn’t seem like your laser is running in GRBL mode.

I’m going to guess this is the problem.

What version of Laserbox are you running? Is it possible that the version of Laserbox determines the firmware that’s presented to you?

xTool D1 Laserbox Basic Software-For Laser Newcomer – xTool

I’m running Laserbox Basic version 1.2.0

Ther firmware version is V1.0.0.B41. Laserbox says this is the latest version when I run the Update Firmware check.

Well I finally got an email response from Makeblock (xTool). Their suggest was to exit out of Laserbox before starting up LightBurn. I’ve done this and rebooted the laser before starting up LightBurn but it just doesn’t work.

The link PY provided in the previous post suggest the Firmware V40.30.002.01B1 should be used for Laserbox Version 1.2.0. This is not the firmware version indicated for me when I perform the Firmware Update check in Laserbox Basic. So I replied back to xTool to see if this could be the problem. I’l wait and see what they say.

I have had the same problem for 20 days now. I only have 10 days left on the trial, I hope this will give me the answers im looking for. So if you get it to work please share how

You may want to try using one of the alternative firmware update methods instead of relying on Laserbox.

How to upgrade the xTool D1 firmware – xTool

Yes I found that link as well. I’m going to try it tonight.

SUCCESS !
I upgraded the firmware on the xTool D1 to “V40.30.002.01B1_20220110” and now it works with LightBurn.

Following the instructions here How to upgrade the xTool D1 firmware provided the neccessary application and files to perform the firmware update. Just remember to enable the Update Firmware Switch on the xTool D1 controller board before starting the upgrade and be sure to dissable the Update Firmware Switch when the upgrade procedure is complete. Then cycle power on the xTool D1 before starting LightBurn.

The “Check for Firmware” button within the Laserbox Basic software did not recognize the need for an update. After researching several websites and documents and suggestions from this post, it seemed logical that the firmware on the xTool D1 was not up-to-date. Using the Firmware Upgrade Tool from xTool worked.

Below is the first project I ran from LightBurn and it turned out perfect.

That is a 4" round coaster that is 5mm thick. The settings I used in LightBurn were 112 mm/s at 25% power with no air assist.

Now I feel confident in purchasing the LightBurn software. I just need to learn it inside and out now. Wish me luck. I’m certain I’ll be visiting this forum frequently for guidance.

Huge thanks to all of you that participated in this post. Hopefully this info will help someone in the future.

David

Hi David, I am glad you were able to work it through to success.

Can you please show the switch you are referring to for the update before and after?

Below is a picutre showing the switch for enabling firmware updates.

Looking at the picture, the button left of the “Upload” switch is a reset button. If the Upload switch is pushed away from the reset button, firmware updates are enabled (Upload Mode). If the switch is pushed toward the reset button, firmware updates are disabled (Operation Mode).

once I figured out that LightBurn was not working properly with Xtool D1, I returned it and bought a real laser (OmTech).

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