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How to use BenBox software for MakeBlock XY 2.0

We would like to tell you about the functionality of the Benbox Laser Engraver, 3.7.99 (though a newer version may be already available). The laser engraver was ordered in China. No doubt, it is available for order on Aliexpress as well. It is delivered as a DIY constructor and it contains a circuit board developed in China, a 0,5 mWt, a frame (the like for every type of the circuit board and lasers) with steppers. Its program for this DIY engraver is in English, but it neither have any comments nor Russian translation. Technical or software support is available only on Chinese forums. Now we’ll try to understand the engraver functionality to make Russian users’ life easier.

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Problems begin at the stage of the board driver firmware booting. In the constructor kit there are neither flash cards, nor discs with drivers. The drivers can be found and downloaded on the official site of the seller on the Internet. There you can also read how to install them, but there is no explanation or translation of the buttons.

But let us turn to the description of the accompanying program. There are two tabs.

1. The first one is the steppers settings. We used the settings found on the Internet. The positioning of the platform is precise, its motion is not as rapid as in a 3D-printer. However, when you change at least one of the variables, the platform starts to jerk and moves less accurately. We think that the parameters for the steppers windings are designed for low weight and speed.

Let’s try to engrave a standard picture (a bird from the manufacture’s file) on a piece of cardboard. We’ll try to shorten the engraving time saving the quality at that, and try to see into the settings.

SERIAL PORT transfers commands to the laser. LOW LIGHT INT and INTENSITY are laser exposure intensity (powers of the number two). SPEED is in mm/s. TIME needed for the laser exposure in ms.

CARVE MODE has the following parameters:
1. SCAN BY LINE — engraving goes from left to right, then the laser moves to the next line to the left end position and again lead the line from left to right.

2. Z-SHAPED — engraving goes from left to right and then from right to left.

3. OUTLINE — outlining of the image contours.

Then it is offered to select the exposure parameters: DISCRETE or CONTINUOUS. DISCRETE is engraving by shading.CONTINUOUS is outlining without shading. But the difference between the modes is hardly noticeable.

Engravings samples: 7 —Discrete, 6 and the others —Continuous. Their engraving time differs: The DISCRETE engraving time is 2-3 times longer.

The SCAN BY LINE engraving is better than BY Z-SHAPED.

OUTLINE has two more settings: POLYLINE and CURVE. No visible difference at all.

LASER is laser engraving. SERVO is pencil drawing. It is possible to fix a pencil in this constructor and draw with a pencil.

Let’s try to laser engrave. Our task is to get a better quality result for a shorter period of time. SPEED is the laser speed (or steppers speed), It ranges from 50 to 3000. At the speed increase from 500 to 3000 the engraving time reduces by 30 sec. TIME is the laser exposure time required for one dot. It ranges from 5 to 100. The engraving time and quality depend on the speed (SPEED) and time(TIME).

We obtained good results in samples 2, 6 and 11.

Their settings:

№2 — Speed 1000, Time 50, exposure time — 3,32 min.

№6 — Speed 1000, Time 5, exposure time — 3,03 min.

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№11 — Speed 500, Time 5, exposure time — 3,38 min.

Bad engraving samples:

№1 — burnout — Speed 1000, Time 50, BY Z-SHAPED, CONTIN, exposure time — 2,23 min.

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№2 — outline— OUTLINE mode.

№5 — burnout — Speed 1000, Time 300, BY LINE, CONTIN, exposure time — 5,45

№11 — underburning — Speed 3000, Time 5, BY LINE, CONTIN, exposure time — 5,45

It is necessary to individually select the settings depending on the material, exposure time and speed when engraving big images.

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Laser Engraver Upgrade Pack is for XY Plotter Robot Kit V2.0, it can engrave by laser. It uses 405nm blue-violet laser as semiconductor laser. The max work area is 300mmx350mm, engrave accuracy could be 0.1mm. We would like to recommend wood board, colorful paper cards, dark opaque acrylic, etc as engrave/cutting material.


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Please wiring the electronic parts (pictured right) first.
Connect the Main control board (for example: Me Baseboard) with computer by USB and unpack the download files. ([Download here])

Update the corresponding firmware according the mainboard type and run flush_firmware_for_makeblock_en.exe in the admin mode.

How to identify your main control board type? Check the back of mainboard to confirm the model. (For example we use Me Baseboard V1.0 here.)

Note: We occasionally get reports from users that Benbox is blocked by antivirus software during installation. This is because Benbox is not in the whitelist of the antivirus software. Please rest assured that Benbox is safe to download and install. Make sure to turn off the antivirus software before installing Benbox on your computer.

Click “Refresh” button, select the port number and upgrade the firmware according your mainboard type. (We take Me Baseboard as example here, the same function as Leonardo, and click Leonardo flush firmware.)


1 Sample 1- Engrave as vector-based Makeblock LOGO

Notice: Please make sure the wiring and software settings are correct before you begin to engrave. Turn on the Benbox, adjust the settings to let least-spot fallen onto the wood.

(1) Connect the serial port and setup the config as shown below
(2) Open the Logo. bmp file as shown in Left Figure

(3) Position the wood you want to engrave, select Outline as line style. Click Print button after location, select Curve option and click Tick button to start engraving.

(4) Engrave image effect as shown below

2 Sample 2- Engrave as raster-based Horse or scanning cartoon avatar

(1) Connect with serial port and setup the config as shown below:(Note: The bigger size of graphic or higher pixels it has, the longer time it will take)
①The slower speed, the higher precision ②The higher speed, the lower precision

/dst-file-converter-embroidery-stitches.html. (2) Open the horse.bmp file as shown below

(3) Position the wood to engrave and select Outline carve mode. Select Scan by Z-shaped option, choose Curve line style and click Tick button to start engraving.

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(4) Engrave effect image

3. Sample 3- Engrave as vector-based – Engrave the fish

(1) Setup the vector engrave config as shown below
(2) Open the fish.dxf file belongs to Examples of material catalog. Please check the effect image blow. (Note: DXF preview don’t support zooming.)

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(3) Position the wood and select the Outline (Carve Mode) and Scan by Line (Line Style). Continue to select Print Button, select Outline (Carve Mode) option and Curve (Line Style). When all the configs are selected, click Tick button get started engraving.

(4) Engrave image effect as shown below

4 More engraved samples


a) XY Plotter V2.0+ Laser Engraver Upgrade Pack

With the special designed Laser Engraver Upgrade Pack, XY Plotter V2.0 could upgrade to a laser engraver with maximum working area 300mm×350mm, precision 0.1mm. .
Compatibility: XY Plotter kit (servo mode, laser mode) ,mDrawBot (mScara, mCar, mEggBot, mSpider),
OS Environment: Windows, Mac, Linux
Supported File Type: *.svg, *.bmp (convert to *.svg)
Supported Engrave Materials: Wood boards, colorful paper cards, dark opaque acrylic, foam papers, dark cloth, leather, etc.
Supported Cutting Materials: Colorful paper cards, foam papers, etc.


b) mDraw

b) mDraw

mDraw is a host computer software originally designed for 4-in-1 drawing robot mDrawBot, we developed the compatibility with XY Plotter 2.0 Servo mode and Laser mode.

Download：Examples of material
Download：XY Plotter V2.0 Laser Engraver Upgrade Pack User Guide – mDraw Version 1.0（English）
Download：XY绘图仪V2.0激光雕刻升级包用户使用手册-mDraw版 V1.0（CHS）

Software Download:mDraw(Mac)(New)

Software Download:mDraw(Windows)

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