New laser owner! I have to type $X to unlock every time I open and close the door?

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

Hello,

I see you’re new. I’m going to move your post to it’s own thread so it gets the attention it deserves.

Are you working with a newer K40 variant? Some of the earlier K40 laser engravers won’t communicate with LightBurn. We need to know more.

Please start by reviewing the following. (Click the Blue Title below.) It may offer some perspective to help us move forward with this:

How To Ask For Help

Folks, When asking for support for LightBurn via this forum, email or anywhere else, please keep the following tips in mind for the fastest and most helpful answers. Please provide these details: What machine do you have? What controller does it have , and what firmware it is running? Are you running the latest version of LightBurn? Is the issue new, or has it happened before? What kind of computer is it, and what Operating System is it running? Please note these things: Please speak in co…

The alarm and error messages are all different. To help sort through the alarm and error messages, you may find it helpful to Screenshot the Console window in LightBurn. You can also Select and Copy text from the Console window (in LightBurn) and paste it into a reply here.