Preface: This article will walk you through a mock device setup so you can emulate a Thunder Laser in your Lightburn trial. In order to import the premade device profiles, you must have the proper Lighburn License (DSP or Galvo) or a trial started that allows for all machine types.

You must have a Lightburn License that is valid for DSP controllers, which is the PRO level license. You cannot import a DSP device into a CORE version of Lightburn.

Quick Start Guide:

(Download the file from the table down in the "Complete Guide" section of this article)

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Complete Guide:

When installing LightBurn for the first time be sure to select Install FTDI Drivers and the Lightburn "EzCad 2" drivers so they will already be loaded. Once you get your Thunder Laser you can delete the mock device and continue to set up your actual machine.

1. Download the mock device profile:

Machine	File Link
Nova 24	Nova 24 Mock Profile
Nova 35	Nova 35 Mock Profile
Nova 51	Nova 51 Mock Profile
Nova 63	Nova 63 Mock Profile
Bolt	Bolt Mock Profile
Bolt Plus	Bolt Plus Mock Profile
Odin 22\Bolt Pro 22	Bolt Pro 22 Mock Profile
Odin 32\  Bolt Pro 32	Bolt Pro 32 Mock Profile
Aurora Lite	Aurora Lite Mock Profile
Aurora UV	Aurora UV Mock Profile
Aurora Q-Switch	Aurora Q-Switch Mock Profile
Aurora MOPA	Aurora MOPA Mock Profile
Nova Plus 24	Nova Plus 24 Mock Profile
Nova Plus 35	Nova Plus 35 Mock Profile
Nova Plus 51	Nova Plus 51 Mock Profile

2. Import the profile into Lightburn

After you install Lightburn and open it up, it will ask that you create a Device. Select the Import button and navigate to where you downloaded the Device profile and select it for import.  Then click Ok.

Click the Import Button:

Navigate to the Location where you saved the file, usually your downloads folder:

Select the device profile file and click Open

Step 3: Complete

Your device should import and display:

Click the OK button, all done. You should be able to play around in Lighbturn now.

Note that the Simulator Settings for the mock setup may look a little different than when you connect and upload from your actual machine. Lightburn gives you the ability to modify them to give you more accurate results (estimate vs actual) and Lightburn applies some default scaling when you upload.