ACMER P2 User manual
ACMER P2 LaserGRBL Beginner's Guide
Disclaimer
ACMER P2 Laser Engraver supports the most popular engraving software LaserGRBL.
LaserGRBL is an open source, easy to use and powerful software, but LaserGRBL only sup-ports Windows (Win XP/Win 7/ Win 8/XP/ Win 10).
Obtain and install LightBurn
The ACMER P2 Laser Engraver receives mobile commands from the computer in real time, and the engraver needs to stay connected to the com-
puter and cannot close the engraving software (LaserGRBL or LightBurn) during the engraving process. In addition, the configura-tion of the com-
puter can aect the speed and even the quality of the engraving. The
following will focus on the installation and use of LaserGRBL software.
Note: It is recommended that you adjust your computer's power settings to "Never Sleep" mode.
Please read the following carefully before using LaserGRBL on the ACMER P2
Install LaserGRBL
Section 1. Download LaserGRBL software（Only apply to Windows system）
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1. Open the le with the machine or from the LaserGRBL
website（LaserGRBL website: http://lasergrbl.com/down-
load/.）to download software installation packages. 2. Double click “Install”.
4. Create a desktop icon.
Choose “Next” to continue. 5. Complete setup.
3. Choose the installation path, Default path（C:\Program
Files\LightBurn) .
Choose “Next” to continue
a. Generally, COM ports
don’t need to be selected
manually. But if you have
more than one serial
devices connected to the
computer, you need to
select it manually. You can
nd the port of the laser
engraver to create in the
Device Manager of
Windows system.
b. If the COM port doesn’t show on the interface, please check whether the driver is installed
and please install the CH340 driver.
1. Connect the COMGO Z1 laser engraver to a computer with LaserGBRL software and plug in the power supply.
2. Open LaserGRBL software and select the correct port number and baud rate: software-115200
Connect ACMER P2 Laser Engraver
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Tip: One computer can open several LightGRBL softwares to connect
several engraving machines. When you operate several engraving
machines, please make sure to confirm whether the COM port information
corresponds to the device you are using.
Unlock
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1：the connect button
2：Prompt for rmware version number after the connection
3：the unlock button
Import images
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1. Open File and add the image to be engraved Adjust the brightness and contrast of the picture
according to the set mode; (if you wanna use the
cut mode, please select vector image and no ll)
Set up conversion tools (e.g. grayscale mode, dot
matrix mode, vector graphics, etc.)
The higher the quality of the picture, the better the
engraving eect will be；
2. Set engraving parameters
(please see the next page for
details)
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Setting parameters 1
1. Please carefully set the engraving parameters
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LaserGRBL can adjust the brightness, contrast, and other attributes of the target
image. When the parameters are adjusted, you can see the actual eect in the
preview window on the right and can try to adjust it to what you think is
satisfactory.
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The engraving mode is usually selected as "progressive tracking" and "1bit jitter".
1-bit jitter is more suitable for engraving grayscale images. If you want to cut,
please select vector or centerline engraving mode and choose no ll.
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Engraving quality essentially refers to the line width of the laser scan. This
parameter depends primarily on the size of the laser spot of the engraver. The Z1
engraver applies a square spot of .08mm. Therefore, the recommended engrav-
ing quality range is 8-20 (commonly 12).
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At the bottom of the preview window, you can also rotate, mirror, and cut the
image.
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After completing the above settings, click next to enter the engraving speed,
engraving energy, engraving speed to set the size of the engraving
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Setting parameters 2
2. After completing the previous step of setting, then select the carving speed,
carving power, and the carving size (The carving power can be set according to
the recommended parameters)
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1：Dierent materials correspond to dierent carving speed, we
recommend that you refer to the carving parameters table; of course
you can test dierent carving eects according to your carving materi-
als.
2：In the laser mode selection, there are two commands M3 and M4 to
turn on the laser. It is recommended to use the M4 command for
engraving and M3 command for cutting. If your software only has the
M3 command, please check if the laser mode conguration is on in
GRBL. Please refer to the ocial description of "LaserGRBL" for the
description of GRBL conguration.
3：The choice of engraving energy depends on dierent materials, we
recommend you to refer to the engraving parameters table we provide,
which has the recommended engraving parameters for common
materials.
4: Finally set the size to be engraved, click the "Create" button to
complete all the settings of the engraving parameters
Tip: Please ensure that the size you need to
engrave does not exceed the engraving range!
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Start engraving 1
Manually move the laser head of the machine to the engraving position, click on the preview, and then click on the green button to start the engrav-
ing.
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2. When the green button appears, click it to start engraving
1. Click to preview the engraving range
Introduction of LaserGRBL
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Reset button：You can click the reset button when need to pause the engraving or when there is an abnormal situation.
Return button: Click the button, the X, Y-axis will run to the mechanical origin. It is recommended that when in large size carving, you
could click the button to return to zero before the engraving.
Unlock button: After resetting, you need to click the unlock
button；
Origin button: When the button is clicked, the current
position is taken as the origin.
Preview button: When the button is clicked, the X and Y axes will be moved to the maximum square size of the engraving pattern.
Unlock button: After resetting, you need to click the unlock
button；
Origin button: When the button is clicked, the current
position is taken as the origin.
Open Light button: Click the button and the laser will open. If there is no light, please select the light button, right-click the edit button
and adjust the power F value
Lines: The total number of lines of G code. The more lines, the
longer the engraving time will be；
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