Hi to all! anybody had change the controller to a different one in order

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Hi to all! anybody had change the controller to a different one in order to run LIGHTBURN? Please let me know!

Also, where do you have your machine installed at? any setup photos? :slight_smile:

Thanks in advance!

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The only alternative software that can be used with the stock controller is K40 Whisperer

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Yep did it last night. Got the cohesion 3D and running the Lightburn trial for now. So far It’s great. Granted the machine just got delivered a week ago.

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My Cohesion3d laser board literally got delivered today. SOON.

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@HalfNormal How do you like the software? can you import from Illustrator?

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@Kiah_Connor Let me know how does it go! GOOD LUCK!!

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@Adam_Hied Better than the original setup?

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@Mario_Gayoso id say it’s a must do upgrade. I honestly decided to not do the original board as soon as I realized I couldn’t set the laser power in software. Lightburn and Cohesion3D is a must have upgrade I think. Now I got my K40 last Friday added air assist the 18mm lense. Trashed the exhaust that came with and setup a bilge exhaust fan on a speed controller. I also just got some aluminum honeycomb in the mail today.

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First cut on the setup. I still need to fine tune the power and speed, but it’s not too bad

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@Mario_Gayoso If you are not going to change out your controller anytime soon, it is the best to use. You will need to convert your files to SVG format.

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I’m in the process of installing an MKS Sbase v1.3 board. I have an analog K40 so all I needed was a simple adapter cable to break out the 3 pins of the 5pin JST used for end stops, into 2 pairs of jumper connectors. Now I’m looking into the best way to implement the laser control part.

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I might need to change my original statement…

My Cohesion3d laser board got MARKED as delivered yesterday.

But didn’t actually reach my mailbox. Time for a lengthy Australia Post dispute process.

:frowning:

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@Kiah_Connor Any links for this cohesion 3d laser and for the exhaust upgrade @Adam_Hied ? thank you guys for your support!

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http://cohesion3d.com
http://cohesion3d.com

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for the K40 laser cutter, the Cohesion3D mini is the one you want. I’ve seen people say it’s a 30 minute upgrade.

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@dougl is right - I just set mine up in 30 minutes! :smiley:

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Took me a bit longer, quite a bit, to get the MKS SBase working. To keep the option of swapping back the M2, I made a small adapter to split 3 pins from a JST connector into 4 sockets for end stops and then added jumper wires for GND and L connections on the LPS. More researching time than conversion time.

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@Adam_Hied It looks awesome!
@HalfNormal Thanks for the Link!! what software you used with this?

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LightBurn is what I use. It is not free. Laserweb is free.

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LightBurn is only $30 though.