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CNC How To Use

This document provides instructions for assembling and debugging a Woodpecker CNC machine. It outlines steps to install CH340 drivers, check for the COM port in the device manager, and use Grblcontrol software to connect to the machine. It describes how to use the software interface to check movement directions, set the cutter position, and create Gcode files using ARTCAM software to control the machine.

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CNC How To Use

This document provides instructions for assembling and debugging a Woodpecker CNC machine. It outlines steps to install CH340 drivers, check for the COM port in the device manager, and use Grblcontrol software to connect to the machine. It describes how to use the software interface to check movement directions, set the cutter position, and create Gcode files using ARTCAM software to control the machine.

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Woodpecker CNC"With Guide

1 . Assembly
Please reference 《Woodpecker CNC Assembly Guide》.
2. Debugging
● Install CH340 drive Program.

Double-click CH340SER --Click Installation— Wait for the

installation program to end.

(This drive program Supports XP32/64WIN7 32/64)

● Right-click My Computer-Management-Equipment manager-Port, check whether there

is CH340 Port number. If installation success will appear COMx, remember the number after

COM
● Use Grblcontrol(Control Software) to connect machine:

Open Control Software Grblcontrol. This software is for control CNC 3 Axis carving. First of all

set port number, and then return to the main interface of software,software will connection

machine automatically.
The port number must be the same as last step, otherwise software can not connect the

machine.

If connect machine successfully the main interface will display: [CTRL+X] < Grbl 0.9j ['$' for

help]. If no this display or display other information it means connection failure. Please check

whether you have followed all the steps. Or close software, pull out USB wire. And connect

USB wire-open software-set port number-connect machine again.

● Grblcontrol The main interface introduction:


● Direction check: check whether the machine moves the same direction when you click on

the software

If you click the button,The machine is not moving in the corresponding numberical
direction,that means the stepper motor in this direction is reversed . Please exchange the
motor wire on the control board.
3 .After direction checking we can start to work.
● Cutter setting: to set the position where we start to work. Move cutter to the position, click

xy and z axis coordinate zero clearing,then it will start to engrave at this point.
● When you do last step please make the spindle running because the cutter may touch the

object you want to engrave.

After first testing, then you can try to make your own gcode for engraving.

Gcode is the command that make the machine move. It should be a .nc file. In the folder there

are some .nc files. You can check.

Matched software to make .nc file is ARTCAM(In the link it is old version, if you want to get

latest version you can search it on internet, it is very common software):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1pi86z2lu5zd8q/ArtCAM.rar?dl=0 This is

one version, you can also get some other latest version on internet.

You can also watch these videos on Youtube to know how to make .nc files by using ARTCAM:

https://www.youtube.com/user/delcamartcam/videos

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