JLam 0 Posted October 8, 2020 Hi all! I recently purchased a plotter cutter and I don't know what brand or model it is. Because of that, I can't figure out what driver I should be using to start cutting. I keep selecting different ones and nothing seems to work. I have removed the top panel of the unit and found Jin Ka printed on the green electronics panel but it looks like there are a lot on "Jinka" models spread throughout a bunch of different brands. Goldencut, Rohs, etc. I'm feeling like I'm nearing a dead end. Please help. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted October 8, 2020 SignBlazer, with LiYu model. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,625 Posted October 8, 2020 With using a serial port, there's a possibility you don't actually need a driver, just need to set the comms in your software to the correct settings. Drivers are to tell the computer how to talk to a device. In this case you are talking to the device through the standard comm port so as long as your computer has a working comm port you just need the software to send the correct messages. Most cutters use the HPGL languange over standard RS-232 protocol. What software are you using? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLam 0 Posted October 15, 2020 I finally got it working. This cutter does not use a standard rs-232 but a frankenstein cable (I had to rewire the cable to allow communication bw computer and cutter.) I think I'll make a Youtube video to explain what I did so that others don't have to spend 20 hours to figure it out too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted October 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, JLam said: I finally got it working. This cutter does not use a standard rs-232 but a frankenstein cable (I had to rewire the cable to allow communication bw computer and cutter.) I think I'll make a Youtube video to explain what I did so that others don't have to spend 20 hours to figure it out too. It is called a null modem serial cable and that is wired different than a regular serial cable and what we usually smuggest to people looking for cables for value cutters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites