<p>I am searching for a Linux software to control the 3000 mW laser engraver depicted below. It's a common model you'd find on AliExpress, Banggood, etc. under different brand names.</p>

<p>I have already tried <a href="https://github.com/AxelTB/nejePrint" rel="noreferrer">nejePrint</a>, <a href="https://github.com/LaserWeb/LaserWeb4/wiki" rel="noreferrer">LaserWeb</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/camrein/EzGraver" rel="noreferrer">EzGraver</a>, but they don't work. Any ideas?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kHoYY.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kHoYY.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

[{'answer_id': 10243, 'author': 'fred_dot_u', 'author_id': 854, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/854', 'pm_score': 4, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>A program that lists as functional with Linux is <a href="https://lightburnsoftware.com/" rel="noreferrer">Lightburn</a>. It\'s new to the laser engraving world and supports GRBL type controllers as well as Ruida brand and possibly a few others. If you can determine your controller, you\'re a step ahead of the game.</p>\n\n<p>Directly from their site:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>LightBurn</p>\n  \n  <p>LightBurn is layout, editing, and control software for your laser\n  cutter. With LightBurn you can:</p>\n  \n  <ul>\n  <li><p>Import artwork in a variety of common vector graphic and image formats (including AI, PDF, SVG, DXF, PLT, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP)</p></li>\n  <li><p>Arrange, edit, and even create new vector shapes within the editor, with powerful features like offsetting, boolean operations, welding,\n  and node editing</p></li>\n  <li><p>Apply settings like power, speed, number of passes, cut order, brightness &amp; contrast, dithering mode, and much more</p></li>\n  <li><p>Send the result directly to your laser cutter</p></li>\n  </ul>\n  \n  <p>LightBurn is a native application written for Windows, Mac OS, and\n  Linux.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vnbTz.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vnbTz.png" alt="lightburn logo"></a></p>\n\n<p>I\'m a satisfied Lightburn user, not a company representative.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 10716, 'author': 'user164328', 'author_id': 17172, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/17172', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I also have one, when you plug it on your linux computer, there is a CH340G usb-serial chip inside, a serial port should be available at /dev/ttyUSB0, and you can send a right BMP file via this serial port.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe EzGraver would work?</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://github.com/camrein/EzGraver" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/camrein/EzGraver</a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 14112, 'author': 'z-nexx', 'author_id': 21978, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/21978', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>Not a native Linux application so I dunno if it matches your use case, but the driver and control software &quot;Laser engraving machine K4 V2.2&quot; that was bundled with the printer on a USB stick works fine with Wine!</p>\n<p>I'm running Debian Bullseye/Sid and I'm using version 5.0 of Wine. I started with installing the driver simply by running <code>wine driver.EXE</code> in the correct folder on the USB stick. The control software, however, seems to need .NET to run which it says by prompting you to install &quot;wine-mono&quot;. After a bit of googling I found out that installing .NET using the command <code>winetricks dotnet45</code> worked fine. After this you can simply run the software using <code>wine Laser\\ Framework4.exe</code>.</p>\n<p>I'm sure this is also doable using the GUI, but this is the way I did it. Also, maybe it works just as well with actually installing &quot;wine-mono&quot; instead of dotnet45 from winetricks.</p>\n<p>EDIT: I can't find a license for the software on the USB stick, and I also can't find it online so I refrain from uploading it. OTOH, the USB stick is chock-full of logos of different brands so I doubt the authors are even aware of international copyright laws. Maybe I could send the software to you personally but I wouldn't host it since it could even contain malware</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 14298, 'author': 'Stefan Vrampe', 'author_id': 23330, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/23330', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>I have a similar machine and you won't find a Linux software to control it. You won't find a Windows software either, except the one shipped with the machine. I sniffed the traffic on the USB port and the control is proprietary.</p>\n<p>The good news is the included software runs on Wine, but I did not get to serve the COM-port to the program. Under Windows, the driver fixes the port to <code>COM4:</code> but I did not find out what the exact name is (capitals or : or other parts) that the program expects to symbolicly link the port to <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>. You might have better luck. When sym-linking the port doesn't forget the permissions, that's another trap.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 14324, 'author': 'itshorty', 'author_id': 19602, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/19602', 'pm_score': 4, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>I just found <a href="https://github.com/aquamorta/kkengraver" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/aquamorta/kkengraver</a>:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This software is intended to be used with a KKMoon laser engraver (3000mW). It comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. It may or may not work with an other kind of laser engraver.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Some good internet guy/girl reverse engineered the communications and dropped it into a nice Python script - web server included.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 18006, 'author': '0x3', 'author_id': 31017, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/31017', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>The best is <a href="https://grid.space/kiri/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kiri Moto</a>.</p>\n<p>I use CNC and the stack idea is very comfortable.\nLaser and FDM, SLA are available as well.</p>\n'}]
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