Red Laser Engraver

This equipment is Noise Category 3: Can be used at all hours. No limits.

This equipment is safety category 3:

• Mandatory, in person, instructions.
  
• Make sure you read the Wiki before asking.

DiscontinuedOld Info

This Machine has been discontinued in March 2024.

It now lives in storage op het zoldertje.

No picture available.

Red Laser Cutter / Engraver

This machine is out of order !

It is currently being rebuild by Dirk-Willem (started 2020-1)

Rebuild_

The red laser is being rebuild - with a 450 nm laser.

Files are kept at [github].

Safety

Er is een speciale rode Laser safety google; en de HV voeding zit er nog wel in - maar zou in theorie niet aan moeten gaan. Het water circuit is schoon/droog geblazen.

Raam

Gebruikt is 2 lagen CN100-15000 - met lage transmissies voor golflengtes onder de 500nm.

Build info

Voltage / temperature mapping

It seems we have a LAOS rev 4 board (https://redmine.laoslaser.org/projects/laos/wiki/Mainboard_Revisions).

The NTC of the laser is not according to the docs - but the other way round; and no 10k resistor. Note that the wiring labels are on the bottom of the tab with the connector (at the laser head end).

Todo:

1. check that this patch is applied: https://redmine.laoslaser.org/issues/68
2. check clearance near front on top of laser
3. check various bolts - most seem to miss their washers.
4. Rework interlock design (overtemp, lid)

Bridge printje

Should:

1. only power up laser if interlocks are ok
2. and there is an ENABLE from the LAOS board
3. and the temperature is not too high
4. buzzer if the temp is too high
5. some hysteresis on the temp
6. some indicator of power & laser/relay on.
7. Leave all else to the PWM control

V1.00 version

Actual values may differ to schematic - depending as to what was on the table/scraps-jar.

V1.01

1. The second opamp in the [LM385] was used as a [voltage follower] to decouple the thermosensor and not have the hysteresis bridge influence the measurements by the firmware.
2. Dat tapje voor de CPU klopt niet - die zit in werkelijkheid aan de kant van de opamp; voor de voltage divider
3. Die 1k weerstand in de feedback loop is iets van 100-300 ohm; om een hogere beta te krijgen

V1.02 improvements

Desired improvements

1. 0.5 Hz filter on the temp input
2. Some 'there is a PWM no matter how short' thing driving an LED.
3. Decent reverse polarity protection
4. Relay to drive air pump
5. Same size as LAOS print and then perhaps use headers to nest-stack. So the LAOS board sits on top - and we do not need to mess with inter bord cabling.
6. LED to signal temp overload/off.

Temp sensor

MBed code for readout of this type of sensor.

float raw2volt(unsigned short raw) {
  const float VCC = 3.3f;
  return raw * VCC / (1<<16);
}

float volt2temp(float Vin) {
  #define K2C (273.15) // 0 C in Kelvin
  #define T25 (K2C + 25.0f) // 25 C in Kelvin

  // NTC resistor spec from datasheet.
  #define Bntc  (3435.0f)

  // Reference voltage and resistor to ground.
  #define Vref (2.495f)
  #define Rntc (10*1000.f)       // At 25 C
  #define Rref (10*1000.f)

  return 1.0f / ( log((Vref/Vin- 1))/Bntc + 1/T25) - K2C;
}

If we assume a InGaN diode/die - then we probably should stay well under 65 Degrees Celcius.

So lets put a hard limit in the hardware/electronics at 55 or 60; and a soft/warning one in the LAOS firmware at 50 or so.

Outputs

1. pin05 /p0.9 - Laser/J39 - pin 3/4 (C/E, npn)
2. pin06 /p0.8 - Laser/J39 - pin 1/2 (C/E, npn)
3. pin22 /p2.4 - Outpt/J37 - pin 1/2 (C/E, npn) - Q1 NPN to ground - pin2 J27
4. pin21 /p2.5 - Outpt/J37 - pin 3/4 (C/E, npn) - Q2 NPN to ground - pin3 J27

Laser relay enabled -- means relay on; means output on pin low.

New back

Using 15x3mm Parkers

1. To replace the US/UK connectors & something safer.
2. Move the ethernet to the back and turn into a plug
3. Move the side-ingress to the back too.

New front panel

New front panel - with the i2c display build in. Above file can be sent to the LaserSaur with speed 500 and 80%.

• Question: Should we have a laser switch ?
• Next revision - make holes 0.5mm smaller.

Knopje voor X/Y

We hebben een printout van Mowi haar:

• https://www.youmagine.com/designs/joystick-knob-for-laos-laser

en

• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:87346

maar helemaal goed passen ze niet. De click is het probleem.

Top Boardje

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  Top board

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  Top board

Firmware

https://github.com/MakerSpaceLeiden/Firmware

Laatste situatie

Met oude firmware werkt de X/Y, etc. En de eindschakelaars werken.

Interlock laser werkt (relay valt af).

Met de iotest kan je met '4' inderdaad de laser aan uit zetten.

De nieuwe firmware werkt nog niet. De stappers gaan wel aan - maar er beweegt niets.