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Cohesion 3d laserboard no Ethernet $200 use 40 dollar version.
Ruida has Ethernet $400
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LightBurn (80$) > Ruida controller
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Please note that LightBurn does not support the stock M2-Nano board in the popular K40 laser.
This board does not offer control of power through software - we recommend upgrading the
board to take full advantage of LightBurn.
We currently support most Ruida, Trocen, and GCode based controllers. Supported GCode controllers,include Grbl, Smoothieware, Grbl-LPC, and Marlin. Supported Ruida controllers include the RDC6442G/S, RDC6445G, RDC6332G, RDLC-320A, and R5-DSP. Supported Trocen controllers include the AWC708C, AWC608, and TL-3120. More controllers will be added soon, so if you don't see yours listed, send us a message - maybe we're already working on it!- Import artwork in a variety of common vector graphic and image formats
(including AI, PDF, SVG, DXF, PLT, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP)RDworks for Controlling Chineese Lasers
The DSP version supports the following controllers:
- Ruida (RDC6442G / S, RDC6445, RDC6332G, RDC6344S, RDLC-320, RDLC-220)
- Trocen Anywells AWC 708c Lite and AWC 608
- LightObject R5-DSP, X7-DSP, and LO-E5
- Smoothieware (GCode based)
- Grbl / Grbl-LPC (GCode based)
- Marlin (GCode based)
Ruida and Trocen controllers can be found in the following machines:
- Aeon Laser Mira series (Ruida)
- Thunder Laser Nova series (Ruida)
- Boss Laser LS (Ruida) & HP (Trocen) series
- Voccell DLS / ST908 (Ruida)
The GCode version supports Cohesion3D, Smoothieware,
Grbl, Marlin, and Grbl-LPC based controllers.
(Note, if you have an Emblaser from Darkly Labs,
please purchase your LightBurn license directly from them)