¶ Woodpecker CNC"With Guide
1 . Assembly
Please reference 《Woodpecker CNC Assembly Guide》 .
2. Debugging
- Install CH340 drive Program.
Double -click CH340SER --Click Installation— Wait for the
installation program to end.
(This drive program Supports XP32/64WIN7 32/64)
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- Right-click My Computer-Management-Equipment manager -Port, check whether there s CH340 Port number. If installation success will appear COMx, remember the number after COM.
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Use Grblcontrol(Control Software) to connect machine:
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Open Control Software Grblcontrol. This software is for control CNC 3 Axis carving. First of all
set port number, and then return to the main interface of software,software will connection machine automatically.
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The port number must be the same as last step, otherwise software can not connect the
machine.
If connect machine successfully the main interface will display: [CTRL+X] < Grbl 0.9j [‘$’ for help] If no this display or display other information it means connection failure. Please check whether you have followed all the steps. Or close software, pull out USB wire. And connect USB wire-open software -set port number -connect machine again.
Grblcontrol The main interface introduction:
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Direction check: check whether the machine moves the same direction when you click on the software
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If you click the button,The machine is not moving in the corresponding numberical direction,that means the stepper motor in this direction is reversed . Please exchange the motor wire on the control board.
After direction checking we can start to work
Cutter setting: to set the position where we start to work. Move cutter to the position, click xy and z axis coordinate zero clearing,then it will start to engrave at this point.
- When you do last step please make the spindle running because the cutter may touch the object you want to engrave.
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After first testing, then you can try to make your own gcode for engraving.
Gcode is the command that make the machine move. It should be a .nc file. In the folder there are some .nc files. You can check.
Matched software to make .nc file is ARTCAM(In the link it is old version, if you want to get
latest version you can search it on internet, it is very common software):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1pi86z2lu5zd8q/ArtCAM.rar?dl=0
This is one version, you can also get some other latest version on internet.
You can also watch these videos on Youtube to know how to make .nc files by using ARTCAM:
https://www.youtube.com/user/delcamartcam/videos