@RodneyB See the firmware upload error section here

Where it says Connected COMx @ ?, the next line should say Grbl Ready if the laser is responding. If you have Benbox firmware the connect baud rate is usually 9600, otherwise 115200 is typical.

@AndyJS I did see these were acrylic, maybe that makes the difference. Thanks for the write up.

@NikonErik The software is installed based on your OS, so if you have Windows 10 x64 then you'll have the 64-bit version.

@NikonErik T2Laser has helped many people "fix" their machines, as most problems are due to the poor software and firmware provided. I wrote T2Laser to be a simple solution but provide the best quality results, with the EleksDraw you would benefit from T2Laser centerline trace mode, DXF optimizer and some other features not found in other programs.

@Meikel That's what the profiles are, you can save 12 but it's also possible to have multiple using backup / restore so really it's unlimited.

Thanks for the info,will try that,if i get things working will let you know.

@siggidrechsler Reverse the axis which is incorrect.

With a 5watt laser on my eleksmaker A3 pro when engraving 3mm baltic birch ply I use 2500 feed rate, rapid feed rate 6000 (not sure this makes any difference), laser power max 255, min 0 and scan res 0.1

Depending on the focus I get very good results with these settings if that's of any help to you.

Laser focus is the real key and you need to spend some time to get it as sharp as you possibly can (I ended up raising the laser module pretty much as high as I could get it and then using an adjustable lift platform to place the engraving material on in order to make focusing a little easier).

Spend the time on the focus and you 'should' get decent results.

@Kadu5 That is the ICP connector used to upload the bootloader.

@ELMOSLASER If you want a different one, the Cronos Maker or Developower are similar and in some ways better but others worse... which is why overall the Eleks still wins for cost and features (for a laser, for a CNC the Cronos is best).

@Grant-B Replace the Moshi board and everything will work correctly.

@ELMOSLASER If it were stretched I would agree but this appears slanted so unless it's slipping or losing steps I can't see how that's possible.

@khulood If you are unable to connect it is likely the device driver is incorrectly loaded - check device manager.

Does your machine work correctly from other software?

If so, reboot your PC and do not start the other software as some lock the port to a connection.

@ELMOSLASER It looks like 1:1 gear ratio as they are all the same size, so the only difference can be the microstepping on your drivers. If you do a test like 50mm square and measure the sizes that would help. Make sure to set diameter or circumference correctly so there's on other errors. Then we can determine the correct steps per revolution.

@Zax yes, I know. I didn't understand the final scope of tmpx, tracing an image or drawing

@Randal-Graves Grbl is easy to mod, you can do everything in config.h (include the cpu_map pin definitions so you don't have to edit defaults.h and cpu_map.h independently). In most cases one of my existing custom firmware will suit your needs, the only changes are which pins and sequence to use for homing

@AndyJS It's OK to read a manual about a laser, that doesn't require you to hand back your "man card"!

@aprentice You are very welcome. If you set the machine size correctly $130 and $131 then you can use soft limits to prevent the machine from over traveling and hitting the end stops, this is totally optional.

@astrnmr That's exactly why the solution I suggested works so well, you make a light mark as a template and then place the material accurately before sending the G-code.