I upgraded to ver 2.1.01 now my XTool S1 isn’t working properly. Framing is extremely slow. The laser is not burning in the position I placed the head. I have double click Detect to get the laser head to move.
I went into Devices and changed from GRBL to XTool, no help.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
For technical reasons I do not know enough to explain, xTool does not run a true GRBL controller. For this reason, it takes Lightburn a bit of time to sort out what is different. Unfortunately, xTool does not share details with the Lightburn developers.
Until Lightburn can work their magic, you can reinstall the previously working version (no need to uninstall anything).
We’ll have a fix for this with the 2.1.02 patch coming on Monday. XTool D1/Pro and S1 devices were affected.
I am having issues with my Roly MK2 machine running GRBL. all of the settings are completely off including the camera. Will the update also cover my machine?
Make sure it is not a change in the Device Settings value. The default is that now Design and Control settings are linked, but can be unlinked with a switch.
I’m experiencing the same, i have an Xtool S1
For me Smart air assist also does not work now ( on top of the above mentioned already)
I just upgraded to the latest update, 2.1.02. My XTool S1 is still not working properly. Framing is still extremely slow, engraving is not starting where the cross-hair is located. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated or tell me how I can go back to the version before 2.1.01.
Thank you
Hollow Log Woodworks, LLC
What is the Speed set to in the Move window? That is what controls the jogging and framing speed.
For engraving not starting where the cross hair is, can you elaborate? What ‘Start From’ setting are you using, and where is the job-origin set?
I’m not sure where the Move window is to set the framing speed. The Start From is set to Current Position
… and where is the job origin control set?
The move window looks like this:
It might look slightly different for you with a GCode device. You might have closed it, in which case you’d need to re-show it. You can just right-click the title bar of one of the existing windows, like Cuts & Layers, then make sure this is checked:
First let me say thank you for your help! I found the Move window and was able to go to a different computer that hadn’t been updated to 2.1.01 and find the old settings. That sped up the framing.
The job origin is set to bottom center. The engraving is starting 1+ inches above where the cross-hairs are set. I’m engraving letters and a date that were created in Lightburn. In the past the engraving started right where the cross-hair was set.
Can you press Edit > Select All and then show a screen shot of your design in LightBurn? If you have a stray node or an image with a transparent background, that can influence the start position.
The green square in the image below is a representation of the laser starting point. I added a very small rectangle below and to the left of the big one, so that’s “pulling” the starting point away from the big rectangle. What does yours look like on screen?
LightBurn 2.1.02 is now available and has some bugfixes included for xTool devices, including the S1.
Download it here: Download / Trial – LightBurn Software
To my knowledge, LightBurn has never burned at the location of the crosshair. When you click Frame, the crosshairs will move around the region that will engrave, assuming you have the correct offset applied in the “Pointer Offset” field in Edit > Device Settings.
If I remember correctly, the laser runs from where the laser is - it doesn’t move to where the crosshair is. I would need to go double check this, but it’d be a simple thing for you to check right now - If you click the ‘Frame’ button (next to Start) do the crosshairs move exactly around the engraved area?
I got it!!! The Pointer Offset was not enabled. When I enabled it it was set to 21mm. That was close, after adjusting a couple times, now at 27mm it’s seems to be engraving where the cross-hair started.
Kevin “Fitz”
Awesome! Thanks for following up and letting us know it’s been solved!
Thank you again for all of your help! Tell your boss I said you need a raise!!!
Unfortunately / fortunately I am my boss. But happy either way. 
This is why I added a camera system to my xtool s1. Easier to see where you want to engrave on the screen and not rely on the crosshair.
Brian
