1. Upgrading to Ruida Controller

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    Upgrade from the Leetro MPC6515 controller to Ruida RDC6445S

    These are raw notes.

    Things that I need to know:

    Homing / Reset Origin TopRight - is where there are limit switches

    Work Area Size (eg 700x500mm) 1200 x 900 mm

    Ultimate Air Assist Yes / No I don't know

    Automatic Z Axis (Controlled …

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  2. Pelican .html in output causes problems.

    For some reason my personal Pelican site won't properly serve localhost:8080

    Chrome treats it as a file and downloads it. localhost:8080/index.html works fine.

    I hit my head on the wall for a hot minute before I remembered telnet.

    telnet localhost 8080
    get / HTTP/1.1
    

    And …

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  3. Laser Electronics and Software

    The laser originally LaserCut 5.3 and a plugin to Corel Draw.

    It had the Leetro MPC6515 controller


    Pictures from Aug 5, 2024

    The full controller. Rotated to match the block diagram.

    two Stepper drivers. Not sure where the third driver is.

    Switches set the same. I rotated the image …

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  4. First day of school 1997

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    Finn and I started to play Splendor in my office, and I looked down on the book shelf and there was a picture of Molly's first day of Fourth Grade in 1997, With me, Molly, and a five month old Madeline.

    We are in front of the barn on the …

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  5. Heart and Rose and ghost/echoed lines

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    Files: - projects/heart_words/live_laugh_fist.ecp - projects/heart_words/live_laugh_fist.dxf

    Rose 1/4" Acrylic engrave speed 300 power 40 cut speed 8 power 90

    I should do engraving tests. I think I had 500-40 at one point.

    There were 'echoes' or ghost lines. About 8 mm to the right or lower …

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  6. Photos of the laser

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    I had the front doors of the laser off, which might be a bad idea. In this photo you see the 'hatch' or top cover, and then two doors with key sockets on each side.

    The two doors are actually one, but it is hinged in the middle so that …

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