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Devices

The Devices window shows all the devices you've added to LightBurn. Use this window to add new devices, Import and Export devices, and manage existing devices.

Accessing the Devices Window

To open the Devices window, click the Devices button in the Laser Window.

Devices button in the Laser Window

Managing Devices

Device List

The main section of the Devices window lists all the devices you've added to LightBurn. Click a machine to select it and see a device summary below the Device List. Some buttons in this window are only available with a device selected.

On a fresh install, this list will be empty. LightBurn will ask you to set up a device in order to continue. There are a few ways to do this:

  • Use Find My Laser to attempt to automatically detect a laser connected over USB.
  • Use Create Manually to manually set up a laser that can't be automatically detected.
  • Import a .lbdev file to load a pre-configured machine profile.

You must add at least one device in order to use LightBurn. If you don't have a laser yet, you can choose Create Manually and select No Machine to create a device to act as a placeholder.

Find My Laser

Starts the Device Discovery Wizard to attempt to automatically detect a laser connected over USB. If your laser is not detected, use Create Manually.

Create Manually

Starts the New Device Wizard to manually set up a laser. If you don't have a laser yet, a No Machine option is available.

LightBurn Bridge

Starts the Bridge Discovery Wizard to set up a LightBurn Bridge device.

Import

Imports a .lbdev file to recreate a device you've exported from another LightBurn installation. See Migration for more information.

Make Default

Sets the currently selected device as the default. If you have multiple devices, use this to set which device is active when LightBurn launches. The current default device has an asterisk before the name.

Edit

Opens the New Device Wizard to go back through the device creation process on the selected laser. You can also double-click any device in the list to re-open the New Device Wizard for that device.

See Device Settings for help with settings not covered in the device creation process.

Remove

Removes the selected laser from LightBurn. Make sure you have the right device selected!

Export

Exports a .lbdev file for the selected device. Use this to back up a device or recreate the device on a different computer. See Migration for more information.

Devices Context Menu

Right-click any device in the list to open a context menu with additional options.

Devices window context menu

Duplicate

Opens the New Device Wizard and populates each step with identical settings from the selected device, with the exception of appending (Duplicate) to the name. You can adjust any setting, including the name, during this process.

Set Icon

Opens your system's file browser, where you can select a custom icon for the selected device from your computer. The icon must be 1024 x 1024 pixels or fewer in size.

Order by Name

Rearranges the list of devices in alphabetical order.

Order by Type

Rearranges the list of devices by type. Sections of types are arranged in alphabetical order.

OK and Cancel

Click OK to save any changes you've made and exit the Devices window.

Click Cancel or X-out of the window to discard any changes you don't want to save.

Troubleshooting

  • If the button you want is disabled, make sure you have a device selected.
  • If you haven't added any lasers yet and try to close the window, LightBurn will open a window asking you to either go back and create a device profile, create a dummy machine, or quit LightBurn. Use the Create a dummy machine button if you don't have a laser to add yet.

For more help using LightBurn, please visit our forum to talk with LightBurn staff and users, or email support.