LightBurn Galvo Laser First Time Set Up

In this video we will take you step-by-step through the process of getting your EZCad 2 or EZCad 2 Lite laser up and running with LightBurn on both Mac and Windows. We will run through the driver installation as well as import your specific laser configuration files from EZCad. This does require LightBurn 1.2 or later.
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Download LightBurn Here:
lightburnsoftware.com/
LightBurn For Galvo Docs:
lbrn.info/KslYH
EZCAD Driver Reversion Docs:
lbrn.info/A92sh
Setup Guide Docs:
lbrn.info/LpLY9
If you need help, please come to our support forum at forum.lightburnsoftware.com or email us at [e-mail]
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Overview
0:43 - Prerequisites
1:29 - Windows Install
6:39 - Mac OS Install
10:30 - Outro

[@hotsoup1001]

Long and eagerly awaited. Thank you and congratulations to the Lightburn team!

[@NathanJones-wn2lx]

great video. Thank you

[@ancientwisdomforamodernwor9437]

Thank you so much for this video. Im not a very tech person and you made this process very easy to follow :)

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Awesome, we are glad to hear you where able to get up and running!

[@JamaaLKellbass]

you're the best

[@zkppy]

How do you get a laser outline that's solid instead of the circulating little line? It's the only thing driving me crazy when aligning parts

[@FlexDRG]

How can i add Z-axis support to my galvo setup? instead of a hand crank it has an integrated stepper drive. With up/down buttons on the main unit. It should be able to be controlled from the computer. However, i haven't been able to get EZCad2 to run the motor neither.

[@joshuavillela4460]

Thank you for the video but mine connection status keeping switching from framing to disconnected never says ready, what shall I do please

[@heidielliott5176]

Will this work with a Mac OS? I already have LB working on my Mac with a Co2 laser, I just can't figure out how to get lightburn to see the new fiber laser

[@lennatubbes3703]

Hi folks. I am new here and I need help. I have a 20w JCZ fiber and I am using EZcad. I just installed Lightburn 1.4.01 (trial version) but I made a mistake - I imported markcfg0 instead of markcfg7. Can I change that? Also I don’t see a red dot and it says that laser is disconnected. Can someone please tell me what am I doing wrong?

[@carryglock9145]

This is a great video. I do have a question. I got light burn working but when I try to import the confi7 file in light burn the folder is found but its empty. It’s locally installed on my computer. When I look for the file on my desktop I am able to find it. However light burn will open the file but it’s empty. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. When i

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Please reach out to our support team: [e-mail] They may ask for your config file to see if they are able to replicate it.

[@rohanboyd4120]

Greetings. I am using the trial version of lightburn. The problem I'm having is when I type a text on the screen and preview it, it looks ok. On the material it's showing a different direction and if I move it to the left or right with the arrow keys it moves in a different direction. The text is horizontal and on the material it is showing vertical. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

You’ll need to play with the setting for which galvo mirror is the X axis, and possibly reverse / negate the galvo directions as well. Read here: docs.lightburnsoftware.com/galvo/ConfigureGalvoSettings.html#per-galvo-settings

[@NRiggiKnives]

I have a fiber laser coming and my question is do I even need to install EZ CAD 2 from the flash drive or can I install Light Vurn as my first and primary software?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

There’s a file provided with EZCad that is the configuration for your laser. Setup is a lot easier if you have it, but otherwise no, you don’t need to use it.

[@en.mohdamirulhasriebinzaka6212]

Already have lightburn but old version. Need to upgrade first right to support galvo?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Galvo compatibility is on 1.2 and above. This is available for everyone to use until July 15th. At that point, a Galvo license will need to be purchased.

[@sonofabiker7283]

Hi, I have an xtool 20w, I use lightburn. Will I be able to add my new 50w fiber laser with the same lightburn program?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

If it uses EZCad2, yes, but you’ll need to add the galvo device support to your LightBurn license key.

[@davidroan9652]

Hi! Lightburn with the licensed Galvo extention isn’t detecting my 30W galvo laser. I’m assuming the problem is I need the driver. If that’s the case, my question is now how do I install the JCZ driver on a mac when the USB the mfr gave me is all Windows based files? Am I missing a solution? I’m about to give up and just buy a PC…

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

For Mac, it shouldn't need a driver. Make sure that the laser is powered on. Also trying a different USB port or cable altogether would be worth a try. The laser is running an EZCad 2 or 2 Lite board? If you are still having issues reach out to our support team - [e-mail]

[@kevinschwarz1481]

Where the heck can I get the Markcfg7? My ish only has the Markcfg0. Any guidance?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

They should be within the same directory. If that is not the case I would recommend reaching out to the place you purchased the laser and see if they are able to provide it.

[@younesleysi6492]

Can we use this for ezcad3 or that will be a separate update LightBurn version?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Currently this is for ezcad2 and 2lite boards. We would love to support ezcad3 based boards but do not have any info or timeline available at this time.

[@creativelightfr]

@@lightburnsoftware7189 Hand to make it compatible ;-)

[@boxmon]

my machine started marking automatically when i hit frame. i hit stop while its in frame menu and it just restarts the mark. Is this a software issue or am i missing something in settings?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

The only thing I could think of that would cause that is having the 'Start Marking' IO port set incorrectly. Do you have that set to something?

[@jbug332]

I can’t find the marconfig7 file and I have tried several times. Any suggestions?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

It's in the ezcad2 folder, in the "plug" subdirectory. It should be on the USB drive that came with the galvo machine.

[@gianluca179]

JPT50W Hi.... Ezcad the laser works great, but it's a very limited software and with a lot of lag, Lightburn doesn't seem to recognize the laser, the working speed is very very slow and also the power is very little. How could I solve? Thank you

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Please email [e-mail] so we can assist you. It’s impossible for you to attach files or screenshots in KZbin comments.

[@gianluca179]

@@lightburnsoftware7189 Thanks!! Love U

[@peterchan217]

Hi, can i fine tone the coordinate of firing area with lightburn? I do it in the Parameter button (F3) in Ezcad but could not find the same mechanism in LightBurn, Anyone got an idea?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

The F3 command looks to control repeating of a job until you want it to stop or for a certain number of times. Those options are available in the framing window: docs.lightburnsoftware.com/galvo/Framing.html For cutting specific objects, there is an option in the laser window "Cut Selected Graphics". As long as that is enabled it will only mark the actively selected objects in your workspace.

[@peterchan217]

@@lightburnsoftware7189 Thanks for your reply. Actually I wanted to adjust the offset X and offset Y of the home position for Galvo lasers. It looks like Lightburn does not have such feature for now.

[@yustushamidi9333]

I followed exactly this guide and my laser was also found by Lightburn. Now to my problem: as soon as I want to start engraving something and go to start, nothing happens. The laser will not start. does anyone have any tips for me?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

It is next to impossible to support you through KZbin comments - we would need you to send your EzCad config file, screen shots, etc, and none of those things can happen here. Please email [e-mail].

[@mibandcz]

Hello. My lightburn for MacOS does not see the laser even if its connected via USB-B to USB-C cable and the laser is turned on. Can you help me?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

In KZbin comments, probably not. Please email [e-mail] and we can help you there. We’ll probably need a log file sent to look at.

[@nachetyoussef7794]

same problem here should I set it manually also I can't find any ezcad package for mac users only windows and linux @@lightburnsoftware7189

[@devv8696]

when importing markcfg7 file from usb. it says unable to locate cor file? how do i resolve this?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

The markcfg file probably references the cor file from a path that doesn't exist. You can manually set / search for it in Edit > Device Settings after you've completed the rest of the setup.

[@leylamirzaei825]

hi, it still cant find my laser, it still says disconnect. i have ezcad lite version. any help pls?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Did you install the LightBurn drivers? docs.lightburnsoftware.com/galvo/Installation.html

[@norcalfirearmsupply]

The device window isn't popping up automatically. How do I add a device

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Click “Devices” (in the Laser window) then either “Create Manually” or “Find my Laser”.

[@cyberslug9755]

will you have a setup video for Linux users?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

We have setup documentation for Linux users here, but no video: lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/Installation.html Only the installation part is platform specific.

[@cyberslug9755]

@@lightburnsoftware7189 Still no luck. the OS sees it = Bus 001 Device 002: ID 9588:9899 BJJCZ USBLMCV4 maybe I need a serial driver?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

@@cyberslug9755 - Please contact LightBurn support. We'll need files from you, and you can't post them in KZbin comments.

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

@@cyberslug9755 Please either email [e-mail] or post on our support forum. It's very difficult to do support in KZbin comments - you can't post images, attach files, etc.

[@cyberslug9755]

@@lightburnsoftware7189 I did - it's resolved. Thank you for your help.

[@BrescoLtd]

will Lightburn support 3plaser basic 2R

[@CSrefrig]

It works on my Basic1. I think the basic 2r has the ezcad 2 lite board with hardware added for the rotary, and if so then yes, it will work. Lightburn has done extensive testing on the EM Smart machines.

[@BrescoLtd]

@@CSrefrig Is there any reason I should try to learn EZCad. Is there any functions that Lifgtburn doesn't have? Don't want to learn new software if I don't have to. Already know rotary engraver software also.

[@CSrefrig]

@@BrescoLtd If lightburn works on your machine, there is no reason to even open excad! Lightburn is superior in every way. Unless you don't want to pay for Lightburn, then stick with excad but lightburn is worth every penny and then some!

[@BrescoLtd]

@@CSrefrig Have a legal copy from Boss Laser and I like it. Will install Galvo when available. I have no problem paying for what I use.

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Em-Smart should not have any issues. We have tested on a couple of these units in house.

[@kero-rus]

What's about seacad?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Lasers using SeaCad / BSL cards are not supported yet.

[@kero-rus]

@@lightburnsoftware7189 thanks

[@angiesommers5119]

LIghtburn would not let me add the Galvo version until I paid a $90.00 license add on, I did not want to use the trail version because we have to pay for it later down. Also, I found that I could not have my CO2 on the same computer as my Fiber. Did I do something wrong?

[@lightburnsoftware7189]

Tha galvo support is $90 if you already have a LightBurn license for another device type, so that’s normal. For the CO2 / fiber question, are they both galvos? Is the fiber a MOPA? If so, and that’s a your default device, that could be why. If you run LightBurn and choose the device profile *before* you power up the laser, it should work for both on the same computer.

[@Goneaway-4-gud]

I do not understand your problem! Who at Lightburn did you contact? I had a standard license for my four diode lasers. Earlier this year Bought a fiber laser. The ONE OFF payment was AU$137 to add Galvo support to my license. I never pay that $137 again. I also have light burn on three computers and i use diode and fiber laser on all three computers. I think you do not understand the LB process. After you buy the galvo add on. You have to delete you licence on up to three computer, download a new version as deleted or an uodate if one id available, install and open, add you licence number close LB, restart and the galvo is now functional . You get an email explaining this process.

[@Goneaway-4-gud]

There is NO trial for Galvo. Its an add on to your existing licence…or you buy the full galvo licence to start with.