Spindle On /Off reminder during laser job

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During a laser cutting process, the gcode program will send S0 or S255. to turn laser Off or On, respectively.
Upon S0, Carbide Motion (CM) sends a message to turn spindle off. I have to send a Resume to continue. Then gcode will send S255 to turn laser On, CM sends a message to turn spindle ON. I have to send a Resume to continue.
My finger gets very tired to click the mouse button especially when doing text characters.
I get folks at Carbide3D forgot about laser issue.

What should I do ?. Help

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Use a different sender.

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I can attest to this.

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Carbide3D is using Carbide Motion to controls bitzero, bitsetter which are very good for me.

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You can still use Carbide Motion when you are machining, but you can just have a different sender when you are using your laser. Carbide Motion is apparently very limited on options; It’s made for beginners.

FYI, you can still use your bitzero/bitsetter with other senders that allow macros (You just need to know how to write manual macros). I use the bitzero on CNCjs, and am going to set it up for a custom made “bitsetter” in short time. :wink:

UPDATE: You may be able to get around Carbide Create having you stop the program if you enable “BitRunner” in the settings. Are you using bitrunner to turn your laser on/off. or are you keeping it on? You would probably leave streaks in your work-piece if you leave it on all the time.

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I found a gcode sender cncjs which is more robust. It allows me to have macros to control bitzero probe and bitsetter probe just like Carbide Motion.

Thanks for all replies.

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Why not use LightBurn to control your laser? It works quite differently to Carbide Motion and has a lot of features for lasers.

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I know. I know. Use CNC router software to control router and CNC laser software to control laser!!! Do I win a prize? :smiley:

I’ve read so many times on here that $40 or $50 dollars is way too much to pay for software; then they add 10 free softwares to the list (half that no longer exist and half of the rest are no longer supported.) Just you wait. There’s already one. :smiley:

I know that @neilferreri is the guru on CNCJS so why not go that way? :smiley:

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