FoxAlien LE-4040 User manual

LASER ENGRAVING MACHINE
LE-4040
USER MANUAL

Part-1 Base Installation
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Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
①
Y
-axis Aluminum
Profile
2
②
X
-axis Aluminum
Profile
2
⑧
Acrylic Sheet
4
⑨
Bolt M5*12
12
Installation
Steps
Step1
Assemble X and Y axis aluminum profiles together as the
picture shown below. Tighten the set screws with hex wrench.
Step2
Assemble 4pcs acrylic sheets as the picture shown below.
First, fix a M5*12 bolt to the nut pre
-installed in the X-axis
aluminum profile. Then fix another two M5*12 bolts to Y
-axis
aluminum profile.
①
①
②
②
⑨
⑧

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Part 2 Gantry Installation
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
③
X
-axis Gantry 1
④
Laser Module
1
⑨
Bolt M5*12
4
Installation
Steps
Step1
Assemble X
-
axis Gantry as the picture shown below. Fix it
to Y
-axis aluminum profile with 4pcs M5*12 bolts.
Step2
First loosen the knobs on the laser holder, and then put
the laser module in; fasten the knobs to fix the position.
③
⑨⑨
The bevel edge of
the Y-axis acrylic is
the front
④
Y1
Y2

Part 3 Drag Chain Installation
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- Y-axis Drag Chain
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
⑦
Bundled Drag
Chain
（Y-axis）1
⑨
Bolt M5*8
1
⑩
Bolt M4*8
2
Installation
Steps Step1
Fix the Y
-axis drag chain to the acrylic sheet with 2pcs
M4*8 bolts.
Fix the tail to nut pre
-installed in the Y-axis aluminum
profile with M5*8 bolt.
⑨
⑩
⑦

Part 3 Drag Chain Installation
- X-axis Drag Chain
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Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
⑦
Bundled Drag
Chain
（X-axis）1
⑨
Bolt M5*8
1
⑩
Bolt M4*8
2
Installation
Steps Step1
Fix the X
-axis drag chain to the acrylic sheet of X-
axis with
M4*8 bolt.
Fix the tail to nut pre
-installed in the X-axis aluminum
profile with M5*8 bolt.
⑨
⑦
⑩

Part 4 Control Board Installation
Required
Parts
No. Name QTY Picture
⑤
Control Board
1
⑨
Bolt M5*8
2
Installation
Steps Step1
Fix the control board to the nut pre
-installed in the X-axis
aluminum profile with M5*8 bolts.
⑤
⑨
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Y1
Y2

Part 5 Wiring
•Wires are pre-bundled into the drag chain.
•Please connect the wires according to the tags after the drag chain is fixed.
- X/ Y-axis & Laser Wiring
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Y2
Y1
Y2 wire passes
through this hole to
connect Motor Y2.

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- Control Board Wiring
Laser
Module X-
axis Y2-
axis Y1-
axis
USB Port
12V 5A
Power
Supply
Power
on/off
Power
Indicator USB
Indicator
Laser
Module

Part 6 Software & Debugging
1. Install the driver (Download from U disk):
2. To Determine your Machine's COM port:
• For Windows XP: Right click "My Computer"→ Select "Manage"→ Select "Device Manager".
For Windows 7: Right click "Computer"→ Select "Manage" → Select "Device Manager" from
left pane.
• For Windows 10: Right click “This PC"→ Select "Manage" → Select "Device Manager" from
left pane.
• In the tree, expand "Ports (COM & LPT)“ , your machine will be the USB Serial Port (COMX),
where the “X” represents the COM number, for example COM6.
•If there are multiple USB serial ports, right click each one and check the manufacturer, the
machine will be "CH340“.
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12
3

3. Download and install the software:
3.1 Click the link to download the free control software: http://lasergrbl.com/
3.2 Double click to install.
4.1 Connect the control board to the PC via USB, select the COM port recognized by the PC.
Click the "connect" icon.
4. Debugging:
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4.2 If the connection is successful, console window prints “Grbl 1.1h ['$' for help]”.
4.3 Place wood or other materials under the laser head. Enter “M3 S50” in the command
window, and then press Enter. The laser will be turned on with low power.
M3: Laser ON
S5: Laser output power 50, the minimum and maximum value is 0 ~ 1000
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4.4 Rotate the lens to focus until the spot is focused to the minimum.
4.5 Enter "M5" in the command window to turn off the laser.
M5: Laser OFF
4.6 File → Open File: Open GCODE file or Image format file.
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4.7 Setting parameters, click Next
4.8 Set the Speed and S values.
!! Note: Different materials require different engraving speed and S value. You may need to try
several times to find appropriate value.
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4.9 Set the zero point and click the button “Run Program” to start engraving.
(Machine power-on position is defaulted as the zero point.)
5.0 File->Save Program: Click to save GCODE file.
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If there is any difficulty during using, feel
free to contact us for tech support.
E-mail:
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Warranty Terms
I. This Limited Warranty covers a period of 12 months from
delivery to Recipient.
II. This Limited Warranty covers any defects in material or
workmanship under normal use during the Warranty Period.
III. This warranty covers the repair or replacement of the broken
parts at our discretion.