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| - | I bought my Chinese Laser Cutter from a German vendor in 2014 in order get a Laser Class 1 system. A Class 1 laser is safe under all conditions of normal use. No need for any eye protection which increases the WAF (wife acceptance factor). | + | I bought my Chinese Laser Cutter from a German vendor in 2014 in order get a Laser Class 1 system. A Class 1 laser is safe under all conditions of normal use. No need for any eye protection which increases the PAF (partner |
| After some trials I faced the common issue with MoshiDraw and the corresponding controller (MS10105 V4.5). One of the severe drawbacks of V4.5 is the missing link between controller board and laser power control. The laser power has to be set manually for each job. | After some trials I faced the common issue with MoshiDraw and the corresponding controller (MS10105 V4.5). One of the severe drawbacks of V4.5 is the missing link between controller board and laser power control. The laser power has to be set manually for each job. | ||
| The next versions of the controller (V4.6) solves this bottleneck but it's still a closed system. And the Chinese MoshiDraw software is ugly... | The next versions of the controller (V4.6) solves this bottleneck but it's still a closed system. And the Chinese MoshiDraw software is ugly... | ||
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| ===Laser Power=== | ===Laser Power=== | ||
| My laser cutter hosted a MY JG40W power supply with PWM power control input. | My laser cutter hosted a MY JG40W power supply with PWM power control input. | ||
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| I used the following connectors: | I used the following connectors: | ||
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| The board is called 6C6879-LEDPAD-A. It was replaced by an I2C-Panel of LAOS. | The board is called 6C6879-LEDPAD-A. It was replaced by an I2C-Panel of LAOS. | ||
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| The new control panel | The new control panel | ||
| I added a LED showing the laser activity and a button to trigger the laser. The rest is supported by I2C-Panel. The front design file (SVG) is attached. | I added a LED showing the laser activity and a button to trigger the laser. The rest is supported by I2C-Panel. The front design file (SVG) is attached. | ||
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| Signal integrity issue | Signal integrity issue | ||
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| The picture shows the signal at optocoupler (reference in yellow is the transistor output w/o optocoupler). | The picture shows the signal at optocoupler (reference in yellow is the transistor output w/o optocoupler). | ||
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| Therefore I decided to build a level shifter unit. With an op-amp (TLC271) the level at the optocoupler is judged at approx. 3V (with few 0.1V hysteresis). A following schmitt-trigger | Therefore I decided to build a level shifter unit. With an op-amp (TLC271) the level at the optocoupler is judged at approx. 3V (with few 0.1V hysteresis). A following schmitt-trigger | ||
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| The level shifter soldered on a small PCB: | The level shifter soldered on a small PCB: | ||
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| New exhaust hose adapter | New exhaust hose adapter | ||
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| The part can be found on http:// | The part can be found on http:// | ||
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| **My Laser cutter after all modifications (until m/o Aug 2014)** | **My Laser cutter after all modifications (until m/o Aug 2014)** | ||
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