Using a 60W Chinese laser with a Ruida controller that has functioned well since I got it. Using a chuck rotary attachment that has also worked quite well. Upgraded to the new version of Lightburn yesterday.
Now I am having a serious problem with X axis errors in alignment. Parts of the image etch offset to other parts of the image along the x axis. The offset appears to be completely random. I did a test on a clear glass tube and it came out perfect. Went back to the blank I wanted to etch and the offset problem persisted. One photo shows the binary numbers in line like they are supposed to be. The other two photos show the offset problem. For the life of me I cannot imagine what could cause this issue along the X axis. I have had this laser for about three months and have not seen this problem before.
I was not aware that I could just start without sending the job first. So I always send it and then press start. The offset error appears to be completely random and is never the same twice.
I don’t know if this is helpful or not, but another thing I noticed was that my default speed setting in 9.20 was 200mm/sec. When I imported machine settings in 9.21 that setting said 199.99. Upon re-installing 9.20 the setting was 200 again.
MacBook Pro, Big Sur 11.2.3, Ruida 644XG. I cannot seem to find where y firmware version is. Note that everything works as expected with the older version of Lightburn. Same file, setup, parameters, and material in both etchings, one run immediately after the other. The only difference is the version of Lightburn.
KT332N (EC). But no firmware version info appears on the Ruida controller panel on startup. It just says “connecting to laser”, then displays the usual stuff with a message saying that the uy axis is resetting. This is because I have a rotary connected.
