Ahh, yeah the power gate have 12V output when laser activated I thought it was constant 12V., My bad.

@firewirehn There are 2 things, the version of Grbl and the parameters. You see the Grbl version when you connect if debug mode is enabled, and the parameters can be displayed by clicking Display Grbl Parameter option in the Machine menu.

I am having the same problem. I downloaded the zip file, but no setup.

@Dennis1950 Sorry I am the developer of T2Laser so I can't help you. The EleksCAM software only works with their modified Grbl 0.9j firmware, which is obsolete now and replaced by Grbl 1.1.

@Lane Eleksmaker 5500 mw $399, Laser sold for an Elekslaser 5500mw $199.

@KyleMC The Nano is powered from your USB port so it will operate and connect but the signals it sends to the motor drivers won't do any good if the board doesn't have power. If you have a volt meter check the laser connector + to - and it should be 12VDC, if not, your controller board has a problem. It could be a bad switch or input capacitor if the power supply itself is working.

@Ged It is wrong, you should not need to do that but EleksCAM software is obsolete and has many known problems. I wrote T2Laser for myself and it is very stable so you waste less time and materials, it just works!

Test your hardware with T2Laser, it will work with the Eleks firmware although better performance can be achieved with my Grbl 1.1e DEFAULT firmware (but EleksCAM is old so it doesn't work with the newer firmware).

@srgreg2 That sounds like the laser test board, you don't need it. It's provided for diagnostics only and is pretty much useless.

@Bill-Thebert T2Laser does not create inlay (offset machining), it is for engraving or carving only. It is easy to generate a DXF with these profiles, and you could also add the hatch fill to remove the material. I believe Inkscape would let you do this although I don't use it much so perhaps someone else can confirm.

You appear to be missing the most important step, click the CNC Mode to enabled it (check mark next to the menu item), it will request the maximum depth. All units are mm as that is the Grbl default.

@Zax Thank you Zax,i shall design a z-axis and try it out,didnt think i could use z-axis on a laser.I will share my design and results

@Pier-Andrea-Tornatore You may have damaged the gears on the servo and perhaps the stepper drivers. I would suggest ruling out the software, if it does the same thing using T2Laser trial (click the EleksDraw option in the Configure EleksMana menu before you test anything as this will ensure the servo can't over rotate and be damaged).

Thanks Runfel,

Would you have a picture of what it should look like. I built mine to what the instructions said/showed and I am just worried now that the instructions are wrong.

Thank you. The USB is the one that came with it. I'll try another.

.much so Thanks

@massimo10005 I am not really sure what you are asking, have you installed the plug-in and can convert some PDF files but have one that doesn't work or you can't install the plug-in?

The PDF must contain vector paths to be converted, if you e-mail me the file I can take a look.

anyone?

@ADerk The firmware is preset with the correct parameters for your machine and based on Grbl 1.1 so it should work with any software.

@sabal14 You can use any TTL laser but make sure laser uses a separate power supply.