The following notes are also contained as comments at the beginning of the pp file Replacing MACH3 with G- Code GRBL Controller (PDF)īy: Graham Ham ( Original version “Mach3_Laser_mm” Edited, minor modifications “Mach3_Laser M101_mm” Setting up an Endurance 10+ laser using a DB25 Breakout Board, Mach3, VCarve Pro, and a Warp 9 Ethernet Smooth Stepper. Mach 3 PWM set up for AVID CNC/ CNC ROUTERPARTS And the Ethernet Smooth Stepper (ESS) Mach 3 set up ( Endurance Laser Mach 3 PWM set up for AVID CNC/ CNC ROUTERPARTS)

Setting up your Endurance Laser using Mach3 There will also be a copy of this Post Processor in our Facebook group page under the ‘Files’ section. It will be named ‘Endurance Mach3 Laser M11p1 (mm)’. for your project, select the post processor from the drop-down box. Then when you have set all your toolpath settings etc. You will be prompted if you would like to make this your default PostProcessor Click ‘Yes’ Install the Post Processor To install the PP, download the file to your computer.įrom within Vectric, GoTo -> Menu -> Toolpaths -> Install PostProcessor… Navigate to where you downloaded the file and select it. I didn’t really want to start learning everything about PP’s but turns out I had to do a fair amount of research and reading. Many of the PP’s I tried were causing unpredictable results for my setup. The Post Processor (PP) Getting a good Post Processor is critical. However, this is relatively new and untested so we will be using the ‘End Mill tool’ method to control our Laser. Vectric is starting to get serious about the output for lasers and have recently added a specific laser tool. Vectric is a very popular software used by many professionals and hobbyists alike to design and create both vector and raster engraving GCode. Using Vectric to create the GCode You can use several programs to produce the GCode but for the purposes of this write-up, we will be concentrating on Vectric Aspire. They basically prepare the laser to turn on/off at the beginning/end of the next move. Operational Description The M11P1, M10P1 signals act about 10 times faster than the M3, M5. This is what I used… It’s best to create a new profile in mach3 to do this, make sure you clone from a profile that has the motors already tuned correctly. Setting up a Mach3 profile To simplify things just use Port 1 Pin 17. Operational Descriptionīasic Connections You need to connect the ESS to your Break out Board (BoB) using the supplied Parallel port and header cable. It is very rich in features and provides great value to those needing a CNC control package.ġ. Newfangled Solutions CNC Software Home of Mach3 > Mach3 turns a typical computer into a CNC machine controller.

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