Discussion of (early!) July update

[palmercr]

Very welcome developments.

Is there a discontinuity between 99 and Full Power? I.e. why is it not simply 1-100?

[dan]

@PrintToLaser

Does this apply to replacement tubes as well?

Yes, replacement tubes must be calibrated at the factory as well.

[PrintToLaser]

I understand they have governed power so you can’t overdrive the tube.

[PrintToLaser]

@dan

Yes, replacement tubes must be calibrated at the factory as well.

Makes that shipping included both ways for US customers look a lot more attractive.

[Drea]

@dan

Worse: it breaks Proofgrade settings for beta and PRU units. It’s manual mode from here on out.

Kidding, kidding. I’ll live, and am still extremely grateful for the opportunity that I’ve had
to play with the PRU. It has been a wonderful experience, and now I’m even more excited about my eventual production model!

@dan

We just didn’t want to update all our customers with the details for the comparatively small number of beta/PRU folks.

Makes sense.

[dan]

@palmercr

Is there a discontinuity between 99 and Full Power?

The power supply operates differently between precision mode and full power mode, so you’ll see a big change between 99 and 100 (which is why I shared the UI sneak peek - the current UI is obsolete and will be confusing). I’m not going to share more details because it took our physicists a long time to make this work and I don’t want to deprive scientists working elsewhere of the joy of discovery.

[PrintToLaser]

@dan

I don’t want to deprive scientists working elsewhere of the joy of discovery.

You have such an eloquent way to describe IP protection, best laugh of the day.

[info4]

Such a great update!

[marmak3261]

Great news! So glad for you and the engineering team. Thanks for all the hard work. This is a big milestone for everyone. The draft board will be very helpful for people.

Looking forward to see what the production units can do with these upgrades.

[mpipes]

@dan, Full Power mode *REALLY needs to be relabeled to “11”

I expect all our friends here will get that reference.

Edit: OK I couldnt even let my comment go by without looking up the clip and making myself laugh…

Spinal Tap - "These go to eleven...."

[palmercr]

So if you do a greyscale engrave is 0-255 in the image mapped to to 0-99 and maximum power not available?

[dan]

@mpipes

Full Power mode *REALLY needs to be relabeled to “11”

Believe me, we discussed it.

[johnwills]

This all sounds great! Thanks for the update, @dan!

[dan]

@palmercr

So if you do a greyscale engrave is 0-255 in the image mapped to to 0-99 and maximum power not available?

If you do a greyscale engraving, we do completely different things that I haven’t written about.

[curt]

So the June update said you were going to start shipping pro units by June 30th. The (early) July update says you are going to start production on the 30th. Which is it?

I’m stoked about the rest of the update, just looking for clarification on that one point.

[Jules]

@dan

because it took our physicists a long time to make this work and I don’t want to deprive scientists working elsewhere of the joy of discovery.

Squeeee!

[markevans36301]

Or ludicrous power.

[cynd11]

OMG! OMG! OMG! That is so awesome! I can’t wait to get my hands on it!

[markevans36301]

Last year you said that you were 45 now you say you’re 46, which is it?
I think it remains 30 June

[Tom_A]

@dan

Getting the perfect Full Power requires our factory technicians to perform a careful dial-in period on optical benches for each Glowforge unit that we build

So where does that leave me and everybody else who has already gotten their unit?