When I first start up the 1F, I don’t home it. I set Z height first with the provided spacer. Then I use the M3 S01 command to line up my X and Y and zero them. Load my gcode and everything works great. When the job finishes, I turn on the joystick, move the laser away from the work piece and replace the work piece with something new. Set Z off the new piece and then when I go to use the M3 S01 command again to get the X and Y for the new piece it doesn’t turn the laser on. I have tried using a higher S command, all the way up to 25, but it never turns back on. I used a test piece and told the laser to start the new program without setting a new X and Y, and it started engraving like it was supposed to, albeit slightly off from where I wanted it due to the lack of an accurate X and Y. The only way I have found to set a new X and Y is to turn off the laser AND the 1F and start the whole thing over again. Am I missing a step or messing something up? Or is that just the way it goes? Thanks in advance.
Hey Ryan!, After you have finished your first operation with the laser, try hitting the program ‘Stop’ button (the square), right next to the program start button. I find this ‘Resets’ the controller functions and allows me to re-zero, etc.
Steve, appreciate the advice. I gave it a shot, but sadly I still had the same results.