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help with add on laser

Postby Makingtoothpicks » Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:58 pm

I need some help with an add on laser and uccnc.I have a UC100.
would this be the correct place to ask questions. It is a Ebay 6W kit

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Re: help with add on laser

Postby Robertspark » Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:26 pm

It is the right place, what's the question sure someone will help out
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Re: help with add on laser

Postby Makingtoothpicks » Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:30 am

Here is the question. I need to find out how to connect the little board that came with the laser.
It appears to have 4 connectors and a power in and a power out.I did receive a picture showing how to connect it to make it light up. I did connect as the picture and it did light up. I kind of need to see how to connect it to my BOB. Once I get that connection made I will ask more. Picture of board attached

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Re: help with add on laser

Postby ger21 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:51 am

Any other pictures or documents would probably be more helpful than this one pic.
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Re: help with add on laser

Postby Makingtoothpicks » Mon Mar 11, 2019 4:43 am

Here is the user manual. LOL. The driver board looks cheap . Any suggestions on a driver board with instructions that is at or under $40.00 . I looked at what is available on uccnc's store but none there.
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Re: help with add on laser

Postby Robertspark » Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:47 am

What Bob have you got with what spare pins on it. (or which pins have you used up)

It requires 12v, have you got a 12v supply?

The soldered red and black I presume goes to the laser?

The 12v plugs into the round 5.5mm power connector email leaving only two unknown white connectors.

One is the pwm signal (TTL which means in part a 5V signal) and the other white OUT connector goes to the laser.

You set the pwm TTL output (5V) in uccnc to be the laser output M10/M11 and control the laser in 255 steps via the pwm signal and control it with M10 Qxxx where xxx is a number from 0 (off) to 255 (fully on) .

From the Bob you must use a5v output pin!! To the laser

Need to know which Bob you have and what spare pins you have
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Re: help with add on laser

Postby Makingtoothpicks » Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:57 pm

BOB and I use https://www.probotix.com/CNC-CONTROL-SY ... RDS/PBX-RF

Pins used 2,3,13,4,5,11,6,7,12,8,9,and 15

12V 2A power is supplied with the Kit as a wall wart. The 2 wire soldered side and the power on that side are out to laser. If I set the laser as in the picture and supply power the laser lights up.

We have 2 unused connectors. 1 on the side to the laser and 1 on the power in side.
these are 2 wires each. I do not have any connectors for this so I need to get some.
Hope this helps.

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