S3018 Pro CNC Engraving Machine

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1. Part List…………………………………………………………………...…2
2. Machine Assembly………………....................................................3
3. Control board and Laser………….………..….…...........…..............6
4. Candle Software………………………………………………......…......6
5. Laser Grbl Software……................................................................9
6. Offline Controller ……………………………………………..……..…11
7. Restore factory settings…….……………….................................12
8. Online guide and video……..……………….................................12

Safty Notice

Avoid direct laser irradiation on eyes or skin

Away from children

Always wear protective glasses when use the laser

Prohibited from use in flammable objects or gases

Please cut off the power immediately in case of emergency

Shutdown steps: first cut off the power, then pull out the USB cable

Precautions
(1). All parts description just for illustrative purpose. If there is any difference, please refer to the actual part shape.
(2). Please make sure that the machine is under care when it is working.
(3). If your machine is equipped with an offline controller, please note that the offline controller and the computer
cannot be connected to the engraving machine at the same time, otherwise it will not work normally.
(4). If the U disk in the machine kit can't be read, please scan the QR code to see how to download the software and
related content.

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1.Parts List
3018Pro Parts List Component A ( Alread assembled )
Part No Part Name E planation Quantit Picture Part No Part Name E planation Quantit Picture

01 Aluminum profile 15180*300mm 1

A1 Guide block (X) 1
02 Aluminum profile 2020*370mm,Black 2

03 Aluminum profile 2040*295mm,Black 2

A2 Guide block (Z) 1

04 Connecting plate (font) Black bakelite 1

A3 T8 Nut (Z T8*15mm 1

05 Connecting plate (back) Black bakelite 1 A4 Z Lead scre T8*88mm 1

A5 Z Smooth a is 8*92mm 2
06 Connecting plate (left) Black bakelite 1
A6 Stepper motor 42HD 1

07 Connecting plate (right) Black bakelite 1 A7 Inner he agon scre M3*10 4

08 X Smooth a is 10*370mm 2 A8 Spindle motor 775 1

09 Y Smooth a is 10*295mm 2 A9 Inner he agon scre M4*30 1

10 X Lead scre T8*393mm 1 A10 Square Nut M4*2.5mm 1

11 Y Lead scre T8*308mm 1 A11 Inner he agon scre M3*18 4

14 Muff coupling(Z 8- 5 1 Set

A Component Alread assembled 1 Set 17 Spring 10.5 1

Control board package

12 T8 Nut (X/Y 2 Part No Part Name E planation Quantit Picture

13 Stepper motor 42HD 2 C1 Control board VIGO 1

14 Muff coupling (X/Y 8- 5 2 Set C2 Column PA,M5*3 4

15 Nut support seat (Y) T8 1 C3 Inner he agon scre M5*10 4

16 Guide block (Y) 4 C4 Ship nut M5-10 4

17 Spring 10.5 2 C5 Stepper motor ire 4P 3

18 Hand knob X/Y 8*18mm 2 C6 Spindle motor ire 2P 1

19 Hand knob Z 5*18mm 1 Offline controller

C7 Optional 1 Set
20 Inner he agon scre M5*16 12 and date cable

21 Inner he agon scre M5*20 20 C8 USB cable 1

22 Inner he agon scre M3*14 4 C9 Po er suppl 24V,5A 1

23 Inner he agon scre M3*18 4 Laser package Optional

24 Inner he agon scre M6*12 10 Part No Part Name E planation Quantit Picture

25 Trape oidal nut M5-20 12 L1 Laser kit Optional 1 Set

26 Trape oidal nut M6-30 10 L2 Laser ire 3P 1

27 Set Scre for knob M4*5 3 L3 Protective glass Optional 1

28 ER11 C16-ER11-35L 5mm 1 Set Fi ture 30 assembl

29 Milling cutter 1 Set Part No Part Name E planation Quantit Picture

30 Fi ture 4 Set 30-1 Pressing plate 50*20 4 PCS

31 Inner He agon Wrench 2/2.5/3/4/5mm 1 Set 30-2 Scre M6*40 4 PCS

32 Nut Wrench 14# / 17mm 1 Set 30-3 Scre M6*45 4 PCS

33 Soft brush 1 30-4 Butterfl nut M6 4 PCS

34 U Disk 1 30-5 Washer M6*2mm 4 PCS

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15: Nut support seat 1PCS 15: Nut support seat 1PCS 13: Stepper motor 1PCS

11:Y Lead screw T8*308mm 1PCS

17: Spring 1PCS 14: Muff coupling 1PCS

Press T8 nut to the bottom and
12: T8 Nut 1PCS turn Y Lead screw at the same time

13: Stepper motor 1PCS

25: Trapezoidal nut
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09: Φ10*295mm 2PCS Set Screw for knob
Y Smooth axis 05: Connecting plate (back) 1PCS
20: M5*16 12PCS
Screw

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Step ②
24: M6*12 Screw 10PCS

01: Aluminum profile

15180*300mm 1PCS

26: Trapezoidal nut

M6-30 10PCS

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25: Trapezoidal nut

M5-20 6PCS

Step ③ 21: M5*20 6PCS

Screw

19: Hand knob Z Φ5*18mm 1PCS

Step ④
27: M4*5 1PCS Set Screw for knob

Component A Component A Component A

08: X Smooth axis
Φ10*370 2PCS

12: T8 Nut (X 1PCS

10: X Lead screw

T8*393 1PCS
17: Spring 1PCS

28: ER11 assembly

28: ER11 1Set

Press T8 nut to the bottom and turn X Lead screw at the same time

02: Aluminum profile

2020*370mm 2PCS
21: M5*20 Screw 4PCS 13: Stepper motor 1PCS

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13: Stepper motor 1PCS 14: Muff coupling 1PCS
Φ10*370mm 2PCS

23: M3*18 screw 4PCS

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Step ⑥

18: Hand knob X

Φ8*18mm 1PCS

27: M4*5 1PCS

Set Screw for knob

21: M5*20 Screw 10PCS

25: Trapezoidal nut
M5-20 6PCS
06: Connecting plate (left) 1PCS

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 C1: Control board 1PCS

C4: M5-10 4PCS

Ship nut
C2: Column 4PCS

The plastic column must

C3: M5*10 4PCS
be assembled between
Screw
the control board and
the aluminum parts.

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3. Control-Board and Laser (Laser is optional)

3.1 Instructions for control board connection The terminal of the red dot of
the spindle motor is positive,
please plug in the red wire. The Motor-X/Y/Z interface on board
should be connected to the X/Y/Z motors
correspondingly. The 6Pin plug is for the
motor, and the 4Pin is for the control panel.
Power interface connects to the power
supply and USB connects to the computer.
Connect the spindle motor wire according
to the correct polarity.
In general, there is no need to adjust
the motor driver current.
If using laser, please connect the laser
to the control board with the 3pin wire.
Correctly focus the laser on the materials to
be engraved referring to the laser
instructions below before starting
engraving.

XTS05 XTS15D Laser

XTS08 XTS15 Laser
Is fixed-focus
XTS10 Is adjustable
Can't be adjusted
Is adjustable

Focusing Ring

Focusing Ring Focusing Column

18mm

3.2 Instructions for laser (Optional).

Please wear the protective glasses before operating the laser!

When all the connections are completed, turn on the power, and the laser is standby for working. The red light on the top of the
laser is continuous lighting in this time.

Turn on the weak light and adjust the focal length (except the Fixed-Focus Laser)
Please lay the materials to be engraved flat under the laser. The recommended distance from laser outlet to materials is 3~10cm.
Out of range may be out of focus.
Turn on the weak light. Rotate the focusing ring slowly on the laser outlet to shrink the laser spots. When the laser spot is smallest
and clearest, it is the optimum state for laser engraving, then turn off the weak light.
If you use the fixed-focus laser XTS15D, please use the focusing measuring column to adjust the distance between the light outlet
and the engraved surface to 18mm.
Note: Laser XTS05/XTS08/XTS10 have a weak light switch on top of the lasers, you also can use the switch to turn on weak light. Be
sure to turn of the switch before you start laser engraving.

4. Candle Software
Candle is a GUI application for GRBL-based CNC-machines with G-Code visualizer. Candle is an
open-source software suitable for CNC machine tool processing. It supports G code file processing
and visual display.

Supported functions:

(1) Controlling GRBL-based CNC-machine via console commands, buttons on form, numpad.
(2) Monitoring CNC-machine state.
(3) Load, edit, save and send G-code files to CNC-machine.
(4) Visualizing G-code files.

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4.1 States
Work coordinates:
Represents current X, Y & Z local coordinates of the CNC.
Machine coordinates:
Represents current X, Y & Z absolute machine coordinates.
One of following CNC status:
◎ Idle - waiting for a G-code command Running - running a G-code command
◎ Home - homing cycle is executing
◎ Check - G-code command check mode is turned on
◎ Hold - paused by a "!" command, need to be restarted by a "~" command
◎ Alarm - CNC doesn't know where it is and blocks all G-code commands

4.2 Control

Home button
Starts the homing cycle procedure with "$H" command

Z-probe
Starts the zero Z-axis search procedure using the command specified in the settings
("Z-probe commands" box). Example command:G91G21; G38.2Z-30F100; G0Z1;
G38.2Z-1F10

Zero X/Y
Zeroes the "X" and "Y" coordinates in the local coordinate system. Also retains an local system offset ("G92") for later use.

Restore X/Y/Z
Restores local system coordinates with "G92" command.

Safe Z
Moves tool by "Z"-axis to safe position. Position coordinate can be specified in the "Safe Z" setting. Position must be specified in
machine coordinates.
Reset
Resets CNC with "CTRL+X" command

Unlock
Unlocks CNC with "$X" command.

4.3 Software using steps

(1). Install the driver
For the first time use, please connect the device to the computer via USB cable, and click the CH341SER.exe file in the driver folder
to install the driver. Under normal circumstances, the Win10 system will automatically identify and install the driver. For Win7 and Win8
systems, please install it manually.
(2) Set the port and connection
After installing the driver, open the device manager of the computer and click on the port
option to see the content inside the red box on the screen shown in the figure below (the port
information is in brackets).
Remember the port information queried above, switch to the Candle software interface and
click the "Settings" option in the upper left corner. Selecting the setting will pop up the setting
window. Under "Connection", select the port name you queried, select the baud rate 115200, and then click the "ok" to finish the
setting.

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(3). Complete connection
After setting the port and baud rate, click Finish. The status bar at
the top right of the Candle interface will show Idle, and at the same
time, the console at the bottom right will display the information
shown below, indicating that the connection has been successfully
established.

(4). Processing documents

Click "File" option at the top of candle, then click "New" to create
G-Code. On the command bar at the bottom of the interface, click
"Open" to select a G code file that has been made to import the file.
After importing, the middle of the interface will display a visual graph
composed of tool paths (the position of the pen-shaped graph in the
graph is the current tool position). In the visualization window, hold
down the left mouse button to move to rotate the graph, and hold
down the right button to move. Graphics, scrolling the middle wheel
can zoom in and out of the graphics. At the same time, the content of
the G-Code will be displayed in the lower command bar. During
processing, the machine will run one by one according to the G-Code
commands.

(5). Fixture, tool installation and Set the working coordinate origin

The fixture in the product kit is not assembled. There are four sets in total. The appearance and usage of the assembled fixture are
shown in the right figures.
Before running the G code program, you need
to find the position of the engraving figure
relative to the overall engraving plate. There is a
three-axis coordinate system in the visual
graphics. The origin of the three-axis coordinate
system is the tool setting point of the actual
processing graphic.
You can move the tool to determine the
position of the engraving graphic relative to the
overall engraving plate based on the position of
this origin. The engraving figure in the figure
below is taken as an example.
After the selected tool position is started, the X/Y and Z axes are reset to zero (the are zeroing X/Y and Z axes buttons).
Before returning to zero, make sure that the tool approaches the distance of one sheet of paper for engraving, and then return the X/Y
and Z axes to zero (please use a flat-bottom sharp knife when engraving, and use a cylindrical milling cutter when machining planes,
slots, and holes) The effect is that the sculpted figure will be carved with the blade tip as the origin.
The ER11 collet on the spindle motor should be clamped into the fixed head first, and it must be clamped in place. When installing
the cutter, please do not extend the collet too much, as shown in the first figure below.

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(6) Start carving
After finding the engraving position, click the send button below and the device will automatically start engraving. The status bar at
the top right shows running. The visualization window shows that the tool is moving along the tool path. You can choose the pause
and stop buttons below when engraving. (After pausing, click again to continue the previous carving. After termination, click Send to
start processing from the beginning).
(7). Finished processing
After the processing is completed, the visualization window prompts that the engraving is completed and the time required for
carving.

5. Laser GRBL software

Laser GRBL is an excellent and practical opening source controls software in the field of laser engraving. Compared with similar
software, it has a simple interface, simple operation, and supports multiple languages. There are a lot of learning resources used on the
Internet, which is convenient for beginners to understand and master the software. Mastering a laser engraving software is the basic
condition for using laser engraving machine. It is recommended that beginners first learn the operation method of the software online
before using it to prevent damage to the laser engraving machine and surrounding items by improper operation.

5.1 Download and installation

Download from Laser GRBL official website or find in the USB-disk contains two files:
(1) CH341SER.EXE, USB driver Unzip the package and find the file CH341SER.exe. Double-click to install, the user needs to install this
driver when running the software for the first time.
(2) LaserGRBL, software locate the file (install.exe) in the archive, double-click it to install it.

5.2 Online operation steps

Online operation is the operation of controlling the device through software after the device is connected to the computer.

(1). Connect the device to the computer with a USB cable.

(2). Place the material to be engraved in the working area of the engraving machine. Turn on the weak light, focus by rotating the laser
focus knob until the spot becomes smallest and clearest, then the focus is complete.

(3) Open the Laser GRBL software, select the COM port (except COM1, you can plug and unplug the USB cable to see which one is) and
the baud rate (generally set to 115200), then click the connection, the color of the button will become darker after the connection is
successful (if Click the connect button and the color does not become darker. You can unplug the USB cable and plug it in again.)

(4). After the connection is successful, click “File” on the menu bar of the interface to enter the selection file interface, select “Open
File”, import the picture to be engraved, etc.

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(5). Select the file to be engraved, click “Open”, the “Input Raster Image” dialog box will pop up. Here is the setting engraving
mode and some other engraving parameters. Click “Next” after setting.

(6). Click “Next” to pop up the “Target Image” dialog box, where you can set the engraving speed, minimum power and maximum
power and the length and width of the image to be engraved and offset. Click “Create” after setting.

(7). After clicking "Create", enter the preparation for engraving.

Move to the position you want to engrave, click the “Position”

button (the position where the laser head is located at the lower
left corner of the engraved pattern), set the number of times to
be engraved, and click the “Start Engraving” button to start
the engraving. After the engraving is completed, the machine
returns to the zero position.

5.3 About Engraving effect

In general, the use of relatively high power, the engraving

depth is relatively deep, but due to the focal length, it will be
less detailed than the low power. Small power engraving is
shallow but very fine. When engraving, you can adjust the
power, engraving speed, and moving speed for better results. In
addition, when the speed is slow, it can be cut, but if the edge is not fine and the degree of burning is obvious, you can try to adjust the
speed and repeat the engraving several times to achieve better results. If it is cutting, please adjust the speed as appropriate to achieve
the cutting effect. If it is engraving, please adjust the parameters such as power and speed according to the depth of engraving.

5.4 FAQ

Q: What's the difference between different power levels?

The higher the power, the greater the luminous energy of the laser head, the higher the temperature of the material hit, the harder the
material of the material that can be engraved, and even the full cutting can achieve the cutting effect. If cutting, it is recommended to
choose high power; if it is required to engrave shallower, more delicate, it is recommended to choose low power.

Q: Which formats are supported?

Support all formats of images, support GCODE, NC files and so on. If you want to engrave .DXF file, we recommend the LightBurn
software.

Q: Does it support the grayscale engraving function?

Supports the grayscale engraving function, which can engrave pictures and photos of different shades of color by controlling the
intensity of the laser according to the color depth of the image.

Q: What is the reason that the engraved picture is very light?

Quality: ** line / mm, generally set to 10 lines / mm, the larger the value, the darker the color, the set according to your needs
Engraving speed: the moving speed when the laser is turned on, the faster the speed is engraved the shallower. Minimum maximum
power: The general minimum power is set to 0 and the maximum power is set to 1000. The greater the maximum power, the deeper
the engraved color.

Q: Why does the fan of the laser module not turn?

Please confirm that the laser head is working properly. If the laser head does not work, there may be a bad contact of the power supply
line of the laser head; if the laser head works normally, the fan may be broken.

Q: What is the reason for the software connection failed?

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Please confirm whether the USB interface is in connect with normal. Please confirm whether the COM port is selected correctly (do not
select COM1); please confirm whether the baud rate is selected correctly (select 115200).

Q: How long does it take to engrave a picture?

The length of time required for engraving depends mainly on the speed of the engraving, the speed of the idling, and the size of the
picture. Users can view the total time spent on the software.

6. Offline controller (Optional)

Note: The offline controller and the computer cannot be connected to the engraving machine at the same time. When using the
offline controller, please make sure that the USB cable of the machine and the computer is disconnected.
The off-line controller has an external 12V standby power supply interface. When users use other mainboards with no power supply
and weak power supply capacity, they can connect an external power supply to supply power to the controller

6.1 Main page:

Y-: right Y+: left Z+: Send $X to the GRBL
motherboard to unlock it.
OK/SPN: Confirm button.

6.2 Control page:

Manually move each axis to the desired
position.
X+: X axis move right direction, X- opposite. Y+:
Y axis move forward direction, Y- opposite. Z+:
Z axis move up direction, Z- opposite.
OK/SPN: Spindle test switch, press to open the
spindle (corresponding to SPN gray on the
screen), press again to close the spindle (the
corresponding SPN on the screen returns to
normal). Long press to enter changing spindle
speed page. At this page, Y+/Y- is High/Low
spindle speed, long press OK/SPN to exit the
changing spindle speed page.
Exit/STP: Function 1: Tap on each axis button of
XYZ to change the movement distance by 0.1, 1, Turn on the laser mode for
laser engraving
5, 10 cycles each time. Function 2: Press and Turn off the laser mode for
hold for about 2 seconds to exit. CNC tools carving

6.3 File page:

File list Select the file to be engraved. Support
documents include: NC, NCC, TAP, TXT, Gcode,
GCO, NL, CUT, CNC .
Y+: up, Y-: down
OK/SPN: Confirm the selection and enter the confirmation engraving page.

6.4 Confirm the engraving page:

Confirm that the engraving file is started without errors.
OK/SPN: Confirmation starts, ready to print becomes the progress display percentage, the file selection page is returned after the
engraving is completed.

6.5 Settings page:

X+/ X-: Chang Baud rate; Y+/Y-: Change Feed rate by ±
100/Click; Z+/Z-: Change Feed rate by ±10/Click; OK/SPN:
Change Laser Mode ON/OFF

6.6 Wi-Fi Network and Web

The offline controller has WiFi wireless network function. By
default, the WiFi hotspot of VIGO-STK**** is automatically
established. You can connect to the hotspot through the
WiFi of your computer or mobile phone with password
12345678, and then open 192.168.0.1 or vigostick.local in
browser to manage (upload or delete) the files on the SD
card of the offline controller, and you can also enter the
SSID (Only support 2.4G signal) account and password to
help the offline controller access your local WiFi network.
After the controller is connected to the local 2.4G WiFi, the
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vigostick.local can still be opened to enter the web management interface. You can open About page of the controller to check the IP
address.
Network status: There is a dot in the upper left corner of the main page. The RED dot indicates that VIGO-STK**** hotspot is active,
and the GREEN dot indicates that the controller has connected to Local WiFi.

The web management interface is as previous page. The web pages functions as follows:
Click the menu "Control", the MOVE Control interface appears, you can click the corresponding button to control the CNC machine
movement.
Click the menu "File", shows the carving files currently stored in the SD card of the current offline controller. You can upload new files
to the controller. After selecting the corresponding carving file to start the carving, the interface displays the file being carved and the
carving progress. You can click the button to pause or stop the carving process.
Click the menu "Settings", enter the carving machine setting interface, where you can set some control parameters, or perform reset,
unlock, restore settings, tools setting, turn on/off laser mode and other commands.

6.7 Laser Engraving App

The offline controller support mobile laser engraving App (For Android and iOS). Before using the App,
please turn on the laser mode in settings of the controller. Turn off the laser mode when you use CNC tools.
Please get the VevorWorks App form our website www.VevorEngraver.com ,or scan the right QR-code to
download.

App supports Android and IOS. It can import mobile phone pictures, take photos with mobile camera, edit
graphics and text, generate engraving content, support gray, black and white, contour and other engraving
modes, and control engraving in real time.

7. FAQ
Q: How to use the lasers
A: 1. For XTS05/XTS08/XTS10/XTS15 laser, please place the material flat under the laser, and make the distance between them within
3~10cm (Less distance will not be able to focus). Turn on the weak light, then there will be a light spot on the material, just turn around
the focus ring on laser to adjust the spot become smallest and clearest, which means the best focus.
2. XTS15D laser is fixed focus laser which is not adjustable. The fixed focal Length is 18mm. Please use the focusing column to
determine the distance from the engraved object to the top surface of copper ring of light outlet.
Q: Laser module can't burn anything, no light, weak power.
A: 1. Please check power, speed setting on software and adjust focus length for laser [refer to 3.2 above to adjust focus].
Q: The picture engraved is the opposite of the original picture
A: Just need to adjust on software [ Reversal X/Y axis]
Q: The picture engraved distortion.
A: The screw rod and motor shaft are not locked and slipping.

8. Restore factory settings

If the mechanical movement of the machine is smooth, but the engraving movement appears stuck, or the stepper motor does not
move, please try to restore the factory settings of the main-board.
Method : Run Candle software and send command $RST=* to the machine, then reboot the machine.

9. Assembly video and online guide

Please scan the QR code below to watch the machine assembly video. If the U disk in the machine kit can't be read, please scan
the QR code to see how to download the software and related documents.

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