I have a CO2 laser with a Ruida 6445S controller, and a chuck-rotary.
I am trying to set it up for the first time, and are experiencing some troubles.
First of all it is connected to a plug on the laser, and I can flip a switch, so it uses the Y-axis. I can control it from the display when it is connected, and also form the “move-window” in Lightburn.
However, when I try to set it up via the rotary setup, I does not matter how many steps/rotation I set it to. If i try 100 steps it goes two complete rounds, and if i set it to 5000 steps it also goes two complete rounds with the test-button.
If I try to send a file of a rectangle to the laser, the X-axis moves like it should, but the Y-axis does not move.
This is the basic setup for a rotary. Ensure you figure out how to set the steps/rotation. The test button should rotate the chuck one complete rotation and back.
Don’t forget to take into account the gear ratio from the motor to the chuck.
I had a look at your reply, and I know that my stepper driver has 6400 pulse/rev, but I dont know the ratio on the rotary. I have to ask Redsail for that.
But if I set the steps/rotation differently, should it not change how far it rotates?
If I set it to low, it should stop before it got all the way round, and opposite if I set it to high?
I have read a lot of posts here on the forum, and watched youtube-videos, but none of the responses helps me. Probably its something I dont understand, but I can`t seem to find an answer.
First ensure the hardware is setup correctly with steps/rotation. This is form the motor driver.
If you count the teeth on each pulley it will give you the ratio… teeth count on motor divided into teeth count on chuck. If your motor has 10 teeth and the chuck has 20 teeth, then it’s a 2:1 ratio.
Once we know the hardware is correct, we can chase down the issue with software.
