Intro
NOTE: Using the camera kit without limit switches is problematic. If you need a limit switch kit, we have a kit available for you.
FAQ
- My Phecda doesn’t have homing switches, will this Camera Kit for Elegoo Engravers still work?
- Yes, though by default it will not be that accurate. You some for of jig or routine to set the laser module in exactly the same starting place every time (EXACTLY the same), which will set things up very accurately.
Software
- You need no additional software other than Lightburn
Installation
Hardware Assembly
Lightburn Setup
Troubleshooting
- Why are my scores way too high during calibration?
- Poor lighting – Lightburn can see the calibration pattern well
- Calibration pattern upside down – Yes, there is an up side and a down side
- Lightburn’s image processing mode – Sometimes, it doesn’t work well and the system default is better
- Your honeycomb or some other object with an obvious pattern is visible – Lightburn is looking for a pattern, don’t give it more than the one it’s supposed to see
- Everything was fine during calibration, but it was way off when I tried to engrave something
- Camera setups need you to be using Absolute Coordinates and homing your machine with the Home button. You not homing the machine before alignment calibration or running your job will cause your artwork to not align correctly.
- As material get closer/farther away from the camera, their size/position changes in the camera. Just as the size and position of your hand changes when you move it closer/father from your face. Lightburn cannot compensate for this on its own. You need to run an alignment calibration at your material’s height. You save the alignments and recall them later as needed, making a library to use so that you’re not stuck having to run alignment calibrations all the time.
- Like the above, any time the camera position is changed relative to the engraving area, the alignment will be off. Be sure that the screws holding the brackets are snug, that the brackets have firm grip on the engraver’s frame, and that your laser is on a stable base.