# Technical

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## [Deconstructing Stepper Files](https://community.openglow.org/t/deconstructing-stepper-files/64)

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**Author:** [@ScottW514](https://community.openglow.org/u/ScottW514)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.openglow.org/t/deconstructing-stepper-files/64 "2018-03-21T21:58:30Z")

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Stepper Files As you are surely aware, the Glowforge does not use G-Code. The cloud software sends instructions to the device packaged as a proprietary binary file. The file itself is fairly simple, and contains two mai…

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## [Firmware Release 1.3.3-16](https://community.openglow.org/t/firmware-release-1-3-3-16/53)

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**Author:** [@ScottW514](https://community.openglow.org/u/ScottW514)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.openglow.org/t/firmware-release-1-3-3-16/53 "2018-03-19T16:18:06Z")

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Glowforge released firmware version 1.3.3-16 on March 9, 2017 for their Pro and Basic model CNC lasers. You can see a full list of the changed files here. This build includes a new kernel binary (same version kernel, j…

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## [Interpreting Log Files: 1 - Initialization](https://community.openglow.org/t/interpreting-log-files-1-initialization/45)

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**Author:** [@ScottW514](https://community.openglow.org/u/ScottW514)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://community.openglow.org/t/interpreting-log-files-1-initialization/45 "2018-03-13T11:43:20Z")

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I’m sure many of you saw the support instructions to a user detailing how to get access to the system logs. Wonder what all that crap means? Let’s take a look! (you can download the logs from the link above and follow…

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## [Discussion Kickoff](https://community.openglow.org/t/discussion-kickoff/16)

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**Author:** [@ScottW514](https://community.openglow.org/u/ScottW514)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.openglow.org/t/discussion-kickoff/16 "2018-03-12T21:32:41Z")

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Many of you have browsed my hardware and software repositories on Github, and read some of the more detailed discussions in the hidden Beyond the Manual section of the official community site. There is, however, much mo…

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