I was visited by the laser fairies a week or so ago… Now all of my measurements are off, for example: I make a square 100mm X 100mm. The burned square measures 105mm X 105mm.
I have already taken the following steps to try and rectify the issue:
Updated the firmware to 140
Watched the youtube video of the guy giving X & Y axis, made corrections and it only got worse.
Completely uninstalled Lightburn and reinstalled it, measurements still off
So, are these setting correct or should we change them. I saw a YouTube video where it says $10 should not be higher then your max laser speed. What is the $10=3 actually telling me? If I need to change these settings how do I do that?
This setting determines what Grbl real-time data it reports back to the user when a ‘?’ status report is sent. This data includes current run state, real-time position, real-time feed rate, pin states, current override values, buffer states, and the g-code line number currently executing (if enabled through compile-time options).
Report Type
Value
Description
Position Type
0
Enable WPos: Disable MPos:.
Position Type
1
Enable MPos:. Disable WPos:.
Buffer Data
2
Enabled Buf: field appears with planner and serial RX available buffer.
Here is what every setting does:
You can make changes to your firmware settings from the ‘Console’ window by entering $$ followed by Enter / Return to view the current list of settings. Enter the one you want to change, in this example I will change the ‘Enable Laser’ status, so I would enter $32=1 followed by Enter / Return to set On. You can then check this was successful by entering $$ followed by Enter / Return again to view the change set as expected.
You can also use ‘Edit’-.‘Machine Settings’ from the LightBurn menu.