JTech Laster Set-Up

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Hello Everyone,

I installed the JTech laser upgrade earlier today. I opened the Picsender software as recommended. Every since then my Easel software which has worked perfect for the past 6 months no longer works. I cannot operate the X, Y, or Z axis and my machine is no longer detected. When I try to reconfigure my machine it now gets stuck in the “writing configuration” mode. Any way around this?

Thanks

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Robert,

I tried that. I even tried the Nintendo method (turning the whole computer on and off again). For some reason it seems like Easel is no longer receiving a signal.

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It looks like that was the issue, the Easel software works again.

I would still like to be able to use Easel, partially because my wife knows how to use it and has been helping me with custom orders. That and I still am still learning how to use the PicSender software. Currently when I am able to get the software to connect to the Com port but I am not able to jog the machine manually. Still have to work out those kinks.

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If you are using grbl 1.1f or my 1.0c then this post might help you understand how PicSender works with these two laser enabled versions of grbl.

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Thanks for the reference info.

I was able to get it to job. I didn’t realize that you had to be in spindle mode to operate the Z-axis.

What program do people typically use to generate their G-code based off of an image? Can you do it right in PicSender somehow?

Thanks!

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There are many free programs that you can use, other forum members can point you to them.

For paid software, check out PEP6 from the PicSender folks. You can download a trial version from their website.

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