These steps were written for Ubuntu 17.10. They may work for other versions and distributions.
sudo apt-get install wine-stable
unzip ~/Downloads/LaserCutEngrave.zip -d ~
wine ~/LaserCutEngrave/LaserCutEngrave.exe
Running once ensures wine is set up correctly, before we start adding access to the device. You can use all the normal functionality at this point except accessing the laser cutter itself.
echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0483", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0220",SYMLINK+="lasercutter"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/50-lasercutter.rules
ln -s /dev/lasercutter ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1
sudo adduser $USER dialout
You will probably need to log out and log back in after the adduser
.
Connect the USB cable and run the software:
wine ~/LaserCutEngrave/LaserCutEngrave.exe
In the panel on the right, the UnConnected
message should change to
COM1:Laser-Idle
after a few seconds. If not, click ...
and try to
connect to COM1 manually.