LightBurn Forum), the setup in newer Ubuntu versions is slightly more complicated. Since we use that tool later, it makes sense to install it anyway. You can either google and download the driver yourself, or you can install LaserGRBL, which provides you with an option to install this driver for you. The control boards usually use a CH340 USB driver chip, whose driver is not shipped with most operating systems. These are no errors of the setup or system – it’s just illegal use. Note: never use pirated versions of LightBurn! First, its price is really low compared to the functionality offered but more important: pirated versions of LightBurn will behave unpredictable (creating weird movements or messages).

It’s around $60 for a lifetime license, with updates for one year. If you want to buy the full license afterwards, choose the “ LightBurn Software – GCode License Key” variant.

LightBurn: The trial version can be used for free for 30 days.

I received some other versions of the driver that might be worth to test if you have issues with the drivers above (direct downloads): Driver Win, Driver Mac, Driver with baud rate compensation (Win).

USB driver: (Windows & Mac, Linux usually does not need one) or google for “ch340 driver”, or use the driver included in LaserGRBL (Windows).

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