Mks sgen L + smoothieware

Lasers
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hi forum, can you tell me if I can load the smoothieware firmware on the mks sgen L 1.0 card? i want to connect to laser k40

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what processor does it have?

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LPC1768

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and it looks like you found the answer to your question too.

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i want to be sure that i can connect to the k40 laser, and if there is a compatible scheme

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You found that the controller does run Smoothieware and Smoothieware will control laser engraving machine electronics( 2 stepper motors and 1 PWM signal to drive the laser control ).

What software are you currently using to operate your K40 and why are you looking to install a different controller. If you are well versed in wiring motors and things to Arduinos then swapping in another controller shouldn’t be too difficult. Otherwise it’ll be a bit more effort unless you purchase a drop-in replacement from Cohesion 3D. The C3D option can be more pricey but you get a drop-in replacement hardware and software(Smoothieware) with instructions and direct support forum.

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thanks for your questions, I’ll answer you: good or bad i am able to connect a different controller on the k40, i have one with the SKR 1.3 + smoothieware + lightburn and that’s okay, i built one in diy 600 * 250 with tube and LPS k40, the problem that is no longer found in the market the SKR 1.3, arduino uno does not satisfy me, so I found that the mks sgen L can load smoothieware, but I have not found anyone who has tried it on the k40

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any 3DP board which will run Smoothieware can be used no matter if anyone here has done it yet or not. the connections are only 2 stepper motors and one PWM output(heatbed or hotend) plus 2 end stops. I have an SBase v1.3 in my K40 running Smoothie and then put in a SKR v1.4 running Remora/LinuxCNC. IMO the main choice is which stepper drivers do you want, TMS2209 are a good starting point.

There are a half dozen people here who can help you through problems you might have connecting the 3DP board to the machine or the config.txt options.

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ok thanks, I discovered that there are 2 types of mks sgen L, one with sd card support, and one without, unfortunately the one with sd card is no longer found, I bought a mks sbase 1.3 on amazon, we hope it arrives