Laser GRBL Software

Download from Laser GRBL official website or ask our customer

service to get

The archive contains two files:

1.CH340 USB driver Unzip the package and find the file

Double-click to install, the user needs to install this driver

when running the software for the first time.

2. Laser GRBL software Locate the file in the archive

(install.exe) and double-click it to install it.

Operation notices
Basic operations

1. Install the machine according to the installation

instructions, connect the line.

2. Download Laser GRBL software and install.

3. Power on the motherboard with the power adapter.

4.After the power is turned on, it can be operated online

through the computer or offline through the touch screen on the

machine (the online operation and offline operation are

described in detail later).

5.Place the material to be engraved in the working area of the

engraving machine.
6.Turn on the low light, focus by rotating the laser focus knob

until a very bright spot appears, then the focus is complete.

7.Move to the position you want to engrave and click

“Positioning”. This point is the machine zero.

8.Select the file to be engraved, select the engraving mode,

and then click “Border”. At this time, the weak light is

turned on, and you can walk along the largest frame of the

engraved picture or text, so that you can know that the engraved

file is probably engraved in where. If the location is not

suitable, you can relocation it until you are sure.

9. Once the positioning is complete, click on "Engraving"

10.During the engraving process, the point "pause", the machine

stops moving, the laser turns off; the point "stops", the laser

turns off, the machine returns to zero.

11.After the engraving is completed, the laser is turned off

and the machine returns to zero.

Online operation
Online operation is the operation of controlling the device

through software after the device is connected to the computer.

1. Install the software an USB driver

2. Connect the device to the computer with a USB cable

3. Open the Laser GRBL software, select the COM port (except
COM1, you can plug and unplug the USB cable to see which one

is) and the baud rate (generally set to 115200), then click the

connection, the color of the button will become darker after

the connection is successful (if Click the connect button and

the color does not become darker. You can unplug the USB cable

and plug it in again.)

4. After the connection is successful, click “File” on the

menu bar of the interface to enter the selection file interface,

select “Open File”, import the picture to be carved, etc.

5. Select the file to be engraved, click “Open”, the “Input

Raster Image” dialog box will pop up. Here is the setting

engraving mode and some other engraving parameters. Click

“Next” after setting.

6. Click “Next” to pop up the “Target Image” dialog box,

where you can set the engraving speed, minimum power and maximum

power and the length and width of the image to be engraved and

offset. Click “Create” after setting.

7. After clicking "Create", enter the preparation for

engraving.

Move to the position you want to engrave, click the “Position”

button (the position where the laser head is located at the

lower left corner of the engraved pattern), set the number of

times to be engraved, and click the “Start Engraving” button

to start the engraving. After the engraving is completed, the

machine returns to the zero position.

Engraving material list

The data listed in this list are all reference values. Because

each material has different characteristics and differences,

there is a certain error. In general, the use of relatively high

power (1600MW is relatively high power compared to 500MW), the

engraving depth is relatively deep, but due to the focal length,

it will be less detailed than the low power. Small power

engraving is shallow but very fine. When engraving, you can

adjust the power, engraving speed, and moving speed for better

results. In addition, when the speed is slow, it can be cut,

but if the edge is not fine and the degree of burning is obvious,

you can try to adjust the speed and repeat the engraving several

times to achieve better results. If it is cutting, please adjust

the speed as appropriate to achieve the cutting effect. If it

is engraving, please adjust the parameters such as power and

speed according to the depth of engraving.

Problem summary
Q : What materials can the laser engraving machine engrave or

cut?

Please refer to the "Carving Material List"

Q : What is the difference in power size?

The higher the power, the greater the luminous energy of the

laser head, the higher the temperature of the material hit, the

harder the material of the material that can be engraved, and

even the full cutting can achieve the cutting effect. However,

the pattern carved out by high power is not small enough for

fine power. If it is cutting, it is recommended to choose high

power; if it is required to engrave shallower, more delicate,

it is recommended to choose low power.

Q: How long does the laser head last?

In theory it is 8,000 hours. (The life of the laser varies

depending on the environment and usage of each user. This issue

is for reference only)

Q: How high can the engraving precision be achieved?

The power is different and the precision of the engraving is

different. In general, the larger the power, the larger the

laser spot (the spot on the material), so it cannot be engraved

fine. In general, low power (300MW 500MW) engraving accuracy

can be achieved.

Q : Which formats or formats are supported?

Support all formats of images, support GCODE, NC files

Q: Is the laser head focal length adjustable?

Adjustable. Click the “Weak Light On” button on the touch

screen interface, then rotate the knob under the laser head to

make the spot on the material as small as possible. The smaller

the spot, the greater the energy.

Q : Whether to support the grayscale engraving function

Supports the grayscale engraving function, which can engrave

pictures and photos of different shades of color by controlling

the intensity of the laser according to the color depth of the

image.

Q : Is there a positioning function? How to locate?

When using online engraving, you can turn on the low light, move

the laser head to the place to be engraved, click the “Position”

button to set the point to zero.

When using offline engraving, turn on the low light, move the

laser head to the place to be engraved, click the “Position”

button to set the point to zero, select the file to be engraved,

and confirm the range of the photo to be engraved by walking

the border. For accurate positioning.

Q: What is the reason why the engraved picture is very light?

Quality: ** line / mm, generally set to 10 lines / mm, the larger

the value, the darker the color, the set according to your needs

Engraving speed: the moving speed when the laser is turned on,

the faster the speed is engraved the shallower.

Minimum maximum power: The general minimum power is set to 0

and the maximum power is set to 1000. The greater the maximum

power, the deeper the engraved color.

Q: Why does the fan of the laser module not turn?

Please confirm that the laser head is working properly. If the

laser head does not work, there may be a bad contact of the power

supply line of the laser head; if the laser head works normally,

the fan may be broken.

Q: What is the reason for the software connection?

Please confirm whether the USB interface is in contact with

normal. Please confirm whether the COM port is selected

correctly (do not select COM1); please confirm whether the baud

rate is selected correctly (select 115200). If you still can't

solve it, please contact our customer service or technical

staff.

Q: What should I do to engrave something taller?

Since the model is a desktop model, the laser head and the object

to be carved must reach a certain distance to engrave. If it

is necessary to engrave a higher object, it is necessary to

raise the height of the whole machine and the object to be carved.

For example, take the appropriate plane to raise the 4 feet of

the machine, but the adjusted engraving effect cannot be

guaranteed. (After adjustment, remember to refocus)

Q : Can the laser head be replaced by itself?

The laser head is self-replaceable. The L-type M3 Allen key can

be used to unscrew the locking laser head, remove the laser head,

replace the laser head, and retighten the screws.

Q: Can you emboss wood?

No. Laser engraving can only be planar engraving. Relief needs

high and low float Q: How long does it take to engrave a picture?

The length of time required for engraving depends mainly on the

speed of the engraving, the speed of the idling, and the size

of the picture. Users can view the total time spent on the

software or on the progress bar on the touch screen.

Q : Do I need to brush the motherboard and touch screen?

The motherboard and touch screen factory are already brushed

firmware, no need to re-flash the firmware. If you need to

change the firmware, you can use the Grbl →Grbl configuration

→Value on the software,double-click the option you want to

modify to modify it, and then click "Write" to write it.

Q : Where is the motor drive plugged in?

The small drive is 4988 green board (rated current is 1A, the

maximum current is 2A), the X-axis motor drive is inserted in

the X-axis motor in-line drive interface below the X-axis motor

line interface; the Y-axis motor drive is connected to the

Y-axis The Y-axis motor is directly inserted into the drive

interface below the motor line interface, and the Y1 and Y2 axes

share a Y-axis drive. (Note: the direction of the drive is not

reversed, and the insertion will be burned)

There are two ways to distinguish the direction of the drive:

1. Look at the color of the drive and drive interface terminals.

(black and green), the corresponding color can be inserted. 2.

Check the words on the back of the motherboard driver interface

(such as EN DIR GND, etc.), and insert the words on the

corresponding drive (such as EN DIR GND, etc.).