Hello, I have connected my laser (in the garage) to my computer (in my office) by this 40ft USB cable and now when I click SEND in Lightburn I get a box that says “FILE TRANSFER FAILED” and “ There was a problem sending data to the laser. The machine may be busy or paused”
As you can see this is a copper plated usb cable with a built in signal repeater about half way through.
What am I doing wrong?
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Hello Brian,
As far as I know, the max lenth of a USB cable is 5 meter (16ft), so it could be possible that two times 20 ft is a bit long.
I use a camera in my laser on a usb port with a cable lenth of 10 meter and to get a stable connection I had to use two repeaters.
Regards,
Henk Markies
Thanks Henk, I felt like I knew this was going to be the answer but I wanted to hear it from the hive. I’ll look for a different cable or a booster and try my luck again.
Your best bet is really going to be Ethernet. USB has a lot of limitations to it. Ethernet will let you run 100 meters, is way faster, and just flat works. Once you get Ethernet configured, you’ll wonder why it took you so long to do it. You’ll eliminate your connectivity problems.
SEND in Lightburn I get a box that says “FILE TRANSFER FAILED” and “ There was a problem sending data to the laser. The machine may be busy or paused”