{"id":1905,"date":"2014-12-08T15:26:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T20:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?page_id=1905"},"modified":"2020-01-08T14:18:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T20:18:40","slug":"reprap-rumba-laser-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?page_id=1905","title":{"rendered":"RepRap &#8211; RUMBA Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RepRap-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1080\" src=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RepRap-Logo.png\" alt=\"RepRap Logo\" width=\"121\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RepRap-Logo.png 121w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RepRap-Logo-29x36.png 29w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RepRap-Logo-26x32.png 26w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>RUMBA Board Laser Upgrade<\/h1>\n<p>There are plenty of options for upgrading your reprap printer and it depends on which board you get. \u00a0Most are easily upgraded by swapping out the fan connector to use to control the laser. \u00a0This means you don&#8217;t have to change anything to the printer extruder so you can have the ability to switch between the two easily.<\/p>\n<p>Details of this board can be found at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reprap.org\/wiki\/RUMBA\">http:\/\/reprap.org\/wiki\/RUMBA<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hooking the Laser Up<\/h2>\n<p>So it is pretty easy to do this upgrade because the terminal that is used already has nice screw terminals to connect wires. \u00a0You have a choice between either using Fan 0 or Fan 1 to control the laser. \u00a0Both of these have easy to use screw terminals so hooking two wires up should be a cinch! \u00a0 \u00a0Simply connect the \u201c+\u201d wire from the Fan terminal to the \u201c+\u201d input of H2 on the laser driver board. \u00a0Then, connect the \u201c-\u201d wire from terminal Fan terminal to the \u201c-\u201d input of H2 on the laser driver board. \u00a0Make sure there is a jumper on the PWR select jumper to make it either 12V or input power. \u00a0You are all ready to go!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1906 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A guide for RUMBA board laser upgrades\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RepRap-RUMBA-laser-instructions-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Software<\/h2>\n<p>The software is dependent on which fan output you choose. \u00a0The commands to turn on and off the laser are:<\/p>\n<h4>Using PWM to control the laser &#8211; FAN 0 Option:<\/h4>\n<p>You can have power control as well with the RUMBA\u00a0board. \u00a0Simply use \u201cM106 Sxxx\u201d command to turn on the laser where \u201cxxx\u201d is a number between 0 and 255. \u00a0255 is full power and 0 is off.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M106 S255 = Turns the laser on at full power<\/li>\n<li>M106 S0 = Turns the laser off<\/li>\n<li>M106 S127 = Turns the laser on at 50% power<\/li>\n<li>M107 = Turns the laser off as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Using PWM to control the laser &#8211; FAN 1 Option:<\/h4>\n<p>Simply use \u201cM42 P8 Sxxx\u201d command to turn on the laser where \u201cxxx\u201d is a number between 0 and 255. \u00a0255 is full power and 0 is off.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M42 P8\u00a0S255 = Turns the laser on at full power<\/li>\n<li>M42 P8\u00a0S0 = Turns the laser off<\/li>\n<li>M42 P8\u00a0S127 = Turns the laser on at 50% power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Drawing Software with Inkscape<\/h4>\n<p>You can use Inkscape to do your drawings and then use the LASERENGRAVER plugging to convert it to G Code. \u00a0Download the laserengraver pluggin that converts using the M106 and M107 commands. \u00a0You can find them here on this page on the bottom: \u00a0<a title=\"Documentation and Downloads\" href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?page_id=602\">https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?page_id=602<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then simply run the file in whatever program your printer uses! \u00a0Voila!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Laser Upgrade Kits\" href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?product_cat=laser-and-driver-combo-kits\">Click Here to Buy your laser upgrade kit now!<\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?product_cat=laser-and-driver-combo-kits\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Highlight-FDA-Laser-Kit-8001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Highlight FDA Laser Kit 800\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Remember Safety First!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"445nm Laser Shielding\" href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?product=445nm-laser-shielding\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/445nm-Laser-Shielding-Measurement-500x500-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"445nm Laser Shielding Measurement 500x500\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"445nm Laser Shielding\" href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?product=445nm-laser-shielding\">We sell laser shielding to block laser radiation and reflections!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a title=\"Laser Safety Goggles For 445nm Lasers\" href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?product=laser-safety-goggles-for-445nm-lasers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Goggles-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Laser Safety Goggles 445nm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Laser Safety Goggles For 445nm Lasers\" href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?product=laser-safety-goggles-for-445nm-lasers\">Laser Goggles are also a must!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUMBA Board Laser Upgrade There are plenty of options for upgrading your reprap printer and it depends on which board you get. \u00a0Most are easily upgraded by swapping out the fan connector to use to control the laser. \u00a0This means you don&#8217;t have to change anything to the printer extruder so you can have the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?page_id=1905\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RepRap &#8211; RUMBA Upgrade<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1905","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RUMBA Board Laser Upgrade Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"J Tech Photonics will provide you with guidance in performing RUMBA board laser upgrades. 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