M10, M11; Laser control (CNC7xx series only)

for the cnc7xx controller , we have extra commands to control a laser 'on the fly' eg for engraving please note, to use them, an extra command is required to be executed first laserengrave xy m10 laser off m10 laser off m11 laser on m11 s<0 100> to switch laser on m11 will turn the laser on at a specified power or change the power s parameter the percentage 0 100% at which the laser power needs to be set example this enables the feature where motion can be performed without a stop in between laserengrave on m10 g1 f x m11 g1 x m10 x g1 x laserengrave off m30 the laser on/off m11 and m10 are executed while moving exactly at the right position it is possible to do a lot of small line moves (g1s) with these laser commands in between the motion will continue while doing this with constant speed so this is ideal for photo laser engraving see also laserengrave