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Help needed with connector

Added by darrenp over 11 years ago

Hey,

Anyone reading these forums? :)

I've just taken delivery of my new K40-III laser cutter, and first checks show it working, so thats a good start. :)

The X, Y and limit connections look identical to the HPC3020, but the laser/power connection is different.

So, looking at the documentation (very thankful for Google translate of Chinese pdfs!), the connection is a 6 pin one, with:

1. GND (Not connected)
2. Laser
3. 5V
4. 5V (Not connected)
5. 24V
6. GND

Any pointers to how to connect this up to the LAOS board? Obviously, GND, 5V, and 24V would go to the power adaptor J5, but what about the Laser connection? The full text that Google translates is:

The laser outputs a control signal. Low open laser. Laser on and off in the high Ability to drive (optocoupler):

Also, can anyone explain what the Laser On, Laser enable, Exhaust enable, and Laser PWM connections are for?

So, do I connect the Laser line from my machine to one pin of Laser on, and tie the other to ground? Or can I do it to the Laser PWM connection? Also, do I need to short out Laser Enable (or better still, install a sensor on the lid so the laser cannot operate when open)? Can I connect the exhaust fan up to exhaust enable to allow the board to turn it on and off when necessary at a later date?

Many thanks,

Darren.


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RE: Help needed with connector - Added by darrenp over 11 years ago

I've started a wiki page for this type of machine, and uploaded a few images.

[[http://redmine.laoslaser.org/projects/laos/wiki/K40-III]]

RE: Help needed with connector - Added by jaap over 11 years ago

I think you next step should be to connect the "laser on" from the PCB in parallel to the test button. Leave the power regulation connected to the potentiometer: first test if the everything works. You should be able to use the laser, but power modulation is not working yet.

If that works, you can connect the laser PWM in series with the potentiometer, by connecting the 5V from the 3-pin connector through the LaOS board PWM to the potentiometer.

Note that the opto-couplers on the board will only allow a current to flow in one direction, so make sure you connect + and - to the correct pin. You will not blow up anything if you connect them the wrong way around, it will just not work.

RE: Help needed with connector - Added by darrenp over 11 years ago

Many thanks, I'll give that a try at the weekend. Will make a custom cable rig so I don't have to cut any cables or do anything drastic to the existing wiring.

I've at least got the thing to work with the really bad windows software. Can't wait to get it working with a decent OS and software! ;)

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