alza Totem TS2 Laser Engraving Printer User Manual

Totem TS2 Laser Engraving Printer
User Manual

Totem TS2 Laser Engraving Printer

Dear customer,
Thank you for purchasing our product. Please read the following instructions carefully before first use and keep this user manual for future reference. Pay particular attention to the safety instructions. If you have any questions or comments about the device, please contact the customer line.

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Precautions

Please follow the instructions, due to misuse will be at your own risk.

1. Avoid looking steadily at the laser, which may damage your eyes.

2. Avoid touching directly during the machine working.

3. You can place a metal plate under the engraved or cut object to prevent your
   table being burned through.

4. Avoid combustible object or gas.

5. Keep it away from children or pregnant women.

6. Do not take apart the laser without instructions.

7.  Do not use it on material that reflects the light.

8.  Wear goggles while taking off the laser cover.

9. Turn off the power when not use.

Safety guidelines

Warning: Laser engraving machine cannot directly carve or cut material that reflects the light, may cause injury.
The product has a high engraving speed and is not recommended for industrial cutting. And the laser head is a consumable.
Do not operate the laser head directly with your hands. Please wear goggles.
The laser diode is a sensitive component, please prevent static damage. (This product has an electrostatic protection design, but there is still a possibility of damage.)
About your machine

1. X-axis Stepper Motor	6) Emergency Stop Button

2. Z-axis Stepper Motor| 7) Z-axis Focusing Probe

3. Laser Module| 8) X-axis Tensioner

4. Control Box| 9) Y-axis Stepper Motor

5. Flash Buzzer|

6. Y-axis Tensioner	5) X-axis Endstop/Limit Switch

7. X-axis Drag Chain| 6) Y-axis Drag Chain

8. Y-axis Endstop/Limit Switch| 7) Flame Detector Module

9. Z-axis Manual Focusing Lifter Knob| 8) Y-axis lead rod

Part list

Main parameters

(optional)
Engraving Materials:| Wood, Plastic, Paper, Leather, Bamboo, Sponge Paper, Alumina, Stainless Steel, Chevron, Acrylic, Glass, etc.
Engraving Mode:| Image carving/Text carving/Scanning carving/Contour carving/Pixel carving

Assembly

1.1Install the Frames
Installation of Front Frame, Back Frame and Y-axis Left Frame
Front Frame x 1
Back Frame x 1
Y-axis Left Frame x 1
M525 Screw Bolt x 3
Please mind the buckle position of frame. NOTE: Please set the Timing belt into Pulley groove and profile into buckle position before tightening the screw bolts.
1.2 Installation of Y-axis Left Frame Timing belt & Idler Pulley
M416 Screw Bolt x 2
NOTE: Please set the Timing belt into Pulley groove before installing the Idler Pulley. 1.3 Y-axis Left Tensioner adjustment
Please tighten tensioner screw in clockwise direction with hex key or loosen the belt in ounterclockwise direction.
NOTE: If tensioner too tight, Pulley would stuck. And if too loose, it would also affect ngraving result.
1.4 Installation of Y-axis Right Frame
Y-axis Right Frame Parts x 1 Screw Bolt M525 x 3 1.5 Installation of Y-axis Right Timing belt & Idler Pulley
Screw Bolt M416 x 2
NOTE: Please set the Timing belt into Pulley groove before installing the Idler Pulley 1.6 Adjustment of Y-axis Right Tensioner Please tighten tensioner screw in clockwise direction with hex key or loosen the belt in counterclockwise direction.
NOTE: If tensioner too tight, Pulley would stuck. And if too loose, it would also affect engraving result.
2.1 Installation of X-axis Crossbeam Parts
X-axis Crossbeam Parts x 1
M540 Screw x 2
M520 Screw x 1
M416 Screw x 1 Attention: Please make sure the X-axis crossbeam is parallel to front crossbeam (check ruler marks on both sides as reference) while installation, otherwise it would affect movement of Y-axis and engraving affects.  2.2 Installation of Laser Module
Laser Module x 1
M36 Screws x 4 2.3 Installation of Protective Cover
Laser Protective Cove x 1
M38 Screws x 2 3.1 Installation of X-axis drag chain
M36 Screws x 4
X-axis Cable Carriage Parts x 1
4.1 Installation of Y-axis drag chain
Installation of Y-axis drag chain parts
Y-axis drag chain holder x 1 M34 Screw x 2 4.2 Installation of drag chain
Y-axis drag chain parts
M36 Screw x 2
M410 Screw x 2 5. Installation of X-axis Stepper Motor
M36 Screw x 4
X-axis Stepper Motor x 1

NOTE:

1. Please put timing belt into Pulley groove on Stepper Motor.
2. Please make sure the circuit connector in the right direction as above picture.
   6. Adjustment of X-axis Tensioner

Wiring instruction

1. Cable marking explanation
   X-axis Endstop Switch Cable
   X (4PIN) → X-axis Stepper Motor Cable
   Y (3PIN) → Y-axis Endstop Switch Cable
   Y (4PIN) → Y-axis Stepper Motor Cable
   Z (2PIN) → Z-axis Endstop Switch Cable
   Z (4PIN) → Z-axis Stepper Motor Cable
   A (2PIN) → Laser Signal Cable
   E (3PIN) → Flame Detector Signal Cable
   1 (2PIN) → Laser Fan Line
   NOTE: PIN refer to the quantity of cable connecting pins.

2. Wiring diagram

Attention: Please make sure all wiring corrects before turning on the machine.

GRBL beginner’s guide

1. Software downloading
   LaserGRBL is one of the most popular DIY laser engraving software, which can be downloaded in LaserGRBL website http://lasergrbl.com/download/ (the installation package is also available on the TF card from the manufacturer or USB flash disk).

2. Software installation
   Double click the software installation package to start the software installation and click “Next” until the installation is complete.

3. Language
   Click “Language” on the menu at the top to select the language you need.

4. Load Engraving File
   Click “File” and “Open File” in turn, as shown in figure 8.1, and then select the graph you want to engrave.
   LaserGRBL supports files in the formats of NC, BMP, JPG, PNG, etc.

5. Set picture parameters, engraving mode, and engraving quality
   1. LaserGRBL can adjust the sharpness, brightness, contrast, highlight and other properties of the target graph. We can preview window affect during adjustment and adjust the affect to your satisfaction.

2. In the engraving mode, “Line-to-line Tracking” and “1Bit Shaking” can usually be chosen, “1Bit Shaking” is more suitable for carving grayscale graph. Please choose
   “Vector Diagram” or “Center Line” if you need cutting.
3. Engraving quality essentially refers to the line width of laser scanning. This parameter mainly depends on the size of the laser spot of the engraving machine.
   NOTE: The recommended engraving quality range is 12-15. Different materials have different reactions to laser irradiation, so the specific value depends on the specific engraving material.
4. At the bottom of the preview window, the graph can also be rotated, mirrored, cut and so on. After completing the above setting, click next to enter the setting of
   engraving speed, engraving energy, and engraving size.

6. Set engraving speed, engraving energy, and engraving size

1. The recommended engraving speed is 1 000, which is a relative appropriate value after repeated experiments. Of course, you can increase or decrease this speed according to your preference. A faster engraving speed will save time but lead to the decline in the engraving effect. Slower speed is the opposite.
2. In laser mode, there are two instructions: M3 and M4 instruction is recommended for engraving in “1bit jitter” mode, and M3 instruction is recommended for other cases. If you have only M3 instruction on the laser, please check whether the laser mode is used in the GRBL configuration. Please refer to the official instructions of LaserGRBL for GRBL configuration.
3. Choice of engraving energy. Choose it according to different materials.
4. Finally, set the size and click the “Create” button to complete the setting of all engraving parameters.

Save GCODE file
Click “File” in the menu at the top of the software interface, enter the drop- down menu, and select “Save”. Copy the saved .nc file to the TF card and insert the TF card into the engraver to use the file to engrave your work.
Use the “MKSLaserTool” software in TF to add preview codes to GCODE files.
Connect PC

1. Connect the machine with the computer installed with LaserGRBL software with USB data cable.
2. Plug in the power.
3. Open LaserGRBL on the computer.
4. Select the specific port number and baud rate – 115 200 (Figure A.10).
5. Click the lightning sign. When the lightning sign changes to the red “X” and the direction sign is lit, it indicated that the connection is successful (Figure A.11).

Generally, the COM port does not need to be selected manually, unless multiple serial  port devices are connected to the computer, you can find the port of the machine in the device manager of the windows system (as shown in Figure A.09). A simpler way is to try the displayed port number one by one.\ NOTE: If you cannot find the correct port in the “Ports”, you may need to:
Method 1: Click “Tools” in the menu to install CH340 driver (The function is not available in some software versions),
Method 2: Copy the “CH340ser.exe” file in the TF Card (USB flash disk) to the computer and install it.

1. After the laser head has been used for a period of time, it is necessary to clean the lens of the light outlet under the laser head to ensure normal cutting ability.
2. Wiping the lens must be done after the machine is powered off, otherwise the laser will hurt people.
3. After wiping the lens, please dry it naturally for about 3-5 minutes and wait for the lens to dry before powering it on, otherwise the light will cause the lens to break.
4. You can watch the video tutorial by scanning the QR code of the manual.

Reference of materials

For engraving:

For cutting:

NOTE:
The energy value is set to 500, and the laser intensity accounts for 50 % of the power.
The energy value is set to 1000, and the proportion of laser intensity to power is 100 %. The larger the energy, the faster the speed can be set.
The above parameters only for reference. Due to the different properties of the materials, please adjust the parameter values according to the actual situations.

Machine testing guide

1. Turn on the machine and connect it to the computer.

2. Movement test:
   Control the machine to move up down, left, and right on the software, check whether the moving direction is correct (Figure A01), and check whether the moving distance is correct (Figure A02).

3. Laser emission test:
   The software imports the custom icon, click on the light (low light). Wear protective glasses to observe whether the laser module emits blue light (Figure A03).

4. Test the files in the TF Card:

NOTE: Laser will generate heat and glare, which may cause harm. Please follow the instructions to avoid injury.

Z-axis auto focusing configuration guide

Working principle:
The laser module lifter would move downward, once probe touching engraving surface, Z-axis limit switch would be activated, and laser module would move upward to pre-set lifting height. Once lifting height set in software, the machine would complete focusing automatically.
When laser module moved 7 mm upward (lifting height set to 7 mm), the focal length (distance between laser module to engraving surface) would be 50 mm. Software: LaserGRBL
Select the correct serial number and baud rate (115 200) and connect.

1. Upon finish the setting of the three parameters, if you want to do engraving jobs, first of all, click the Carve custom button to save the parameters.
2. Then execute the Home custom button, the machine controls the Z-axis to return to „zero“ and rising to the setting height.
3. Complete the automatic focusing operation.

NOTES: The engraving height of 7MM is a fixed parameter, suppose the object to be cutting is 4MM thickness, the focal length of the laser head needs to deduct half of the
thickness of the object, and the parameters for cutting has to be “7 (engraving height)-2 (center position of the object) = 5MM” input “$42=5”, and so on, you can set more cutting parameters for different thickness material.
Software: Lightburn
Device connection software to set up

1. Open the software and open the console in the window
2. Enter the console to set custom key parameters

1. Upon finish the setting of the three parameters, if you want to do engraving jobs, first of all, click the Carve
   custom button to save the parameters.| 2) Then execute the Home custom button,the machine controls the Z-axis to return to
   “zero” and rising to the setting height.| 3) Complete the automatic focusing operation.

NOTEvS: The engraving height of 7MM is a fixed parameter, suppose the object to be cutting is 4MM thickness, the focal length of the laser head needs to deduct half of the thickness of the object, and the parameters for cutting has to be “7 (engraving height)-2 (center position of the object) = 5MM” input “$42=5”, and so on, you can set more cutting parameters for different thickness material.

APP user guide

1. Wi-Fi connection tutorial
   MKS Laser Tool Function Introduction (Installation file in TF Card or USB flash disk supplied by manufacturer):
   a) To enable the machine to connect Wi-Fi.
   b) To add position preview code for the GCODE file exported from LaserGRBL.
   c) To flash firmware of the motherboard.
   Install the Software
   Double click the installation file to initiate installation, click “Next” all the way until installation completed. a) Connect Wi-Fi for the Machine
   1.1 Connect the computer and machine with USB data cable.
   1.2 Click the “MKS Laser Tool” software just installed and click “Wi-Fi Configuration Tool” to enter the setting page.
   1.3 Choose the right COM port number and click “Connect”.
   1.4 Type in the account name in the field “Wi-Fi Name: ”
   1.5 Type in the Wi-Fi password in the field “Wi-Fi Password: “
   1.6 Click “Connect Wi-Fi” to connect Wi-Fi for the machine.
   1.7 Click “Get IP” to obtain the IP address.
   1.8 Connect control and operate the machine on mobile APP with IP address just obtained.
   NOTE: When get “failed” massage, please select the right COM port number, check if USB cable is connected or re-install the CH340ER program.
   The computer and mobile phone should use the same Wi-Fi signal and we suggest use hotspot from mobile phone.
   b) Add position preview code for GCODE exported from LaserGRBL software
   2.1 Click “MKS NC Tool” to launch the software.
   2.2 Select the file to edit, click “Change” and save the changed file.
   NOTE: The function could help increase reading speed of the engraver for outer contour scanning.

c) Flash firmware for motherboard. (NOTE: Please do not flash the firmware at will.)

3.1 Click “MKS ESP32 Download Tool” to launch the software.

3.2 Select the file needs flashing (in .bin format).

3.3 Type in values for SPI SPEED\FLASE SIZE\COM\BAUD as per image 2 (COM port number would vary based on your computer).

3.4 Click “Start” to start flashing.

2. APP connection tutorial
   Search and find “MKS Laser” in APP market/online shop or get the software in TF Card.
   Launch the “MKS Laser” mobile APP and enter the connection page.
   Type in the IP address obtained in previous tutorial, click “Connect” enter the front page.

Web user guide

1. On the touch screen, connect a Wi-Fi.
2. Click “Tools” on the main interface to enter the next interface.
3. Click “Wi-Fi” to enter the selection interface.
4. Select the Wi-Fi to be connected, enter the password, and click “Connect”.
5. After the connection is successful, you will obtain an assigned IP address.

Tip: The obtained IP is used for WEB/APP connection. You can type the address into your browser to enter the WEB control interface.
NOTE: The Wi-Fi used at the computer, or the screen must be the same. It is recommended to use the mobile hotspot.

LightBurn introduction

LightBurn is a charging but powerful engraving software, which can be downloaded on its official website https://LightBurnsoftware.com/
(TF Card or USB flash disk supplied by the manufacturer also has an installation package) Introduction: LightBurn is a layout, editing and control software for laser engraving
machine. With LightBurn you can:

1. Import artwork in various common vector graphics and image formats (Including AI, PDF, SVG, DXF, PLT, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP).
2. Powerful editing function (You can edit the graphics you want to carve).
3. LightBurn is a native application written for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux (but it needs to be activated with a key for permanent use, with a trial period of 30 days).

NOTE: During the engraving process, the engraving machine needs to be connected to the computer, and the engraving machine software cannot be closed.

Motherboard introduction

Warranty Conditions
A new product purchased in the Alza.cz sales network is guaranteed for 2 years. If you need repair or other services during the warranty period, contact the product seller
directly, you must provide the original proof of purchase with the date of purchase. The following are considered to be a conflict with the warranty conditions, for which the claimed claim may not be recognized:

• Using the product for any purpose other than that for which the product is intended or failing to follow the instructions for maintenance, operation, and service of the product.
• Damage to the product by a natural disaster, the intervention of an unauthorized person or mechanically through the fault of the buyer (e.g., during transport, cleaning by inappropriate means, etc.).
• Natural wear and aging of consumables or components during use (such as batteries, etc.).
• Exposure to adverse external influences, such as sunlight and other radiation or electromagnetic fields, fluid intrusion, object intrusion, mains overvoltage, electrostatic discharge voltage (including lightning), faulty supply or input voltage and inappropriate polarity of this voltage, chemical processes such as used power supplies, etc.
• If anyone has made modifications, modifications, alterations to the design or adaptation to change or extend the functions of the product compared to the purchased design or use of non-original components.

WEEE
This product must not be disposed of as normal household waste in accordance with the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE – 2012/19 / EU). Instead, it shall be returned to the place of purchase or handed over to a public collection point for the recyclable waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. Contact your local authority or the nearest collection point for further details. Improper disposal of this type of waste may result in fines in accordance with
national regulations.

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References

• Alza.cz – rychlý a pohodlný nákup odkudkoliv | Alza.cz
• Download – LaserGRBL
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• Alza.cz – rychlý a pohodlný nákup odkudkoliv | Alza.cz
• Alza.cz – rychlý a pohodlný nákup odkudkoliv | Alza.cz
• Alza.cz
• alza.de
• alza.hu
• alza.sk
• Twotrees | Consumer Desktop 3D Printer & Laser Cutter Manufacturer
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• LightBurn Software

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