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Mutoh Kona 1650

Connect the Kona over USB, set up cutting and registration with frame and barcode.

#What the RIP does

It sends the cut like Mutoh CutServer (HP-GL at a 0.01 mm step), with frame and barcode reading for registration.

#Connect

USB (FTDI serial adapter). The package's udev rule creates /dev/kona for the dialout group. Serial / USB-serial connection, port /dev/kona, settings 9600 cs8 -cstopb -parenb crtscts raw -echo (9600 baud, 8N1, RTS/CTS).

#On the Kona

Resolution 0.010 mm.

#In the RIP

Cut step 0.01 mm; cut settings (speed, force, acceleration, tool, pattern), the first one being the default; Offset X / Y measured on a test cut; Cut turned (180°) if the cut comes out rotated by 180°.

#Registration

When sending, Kona registration; the frame + barcode (type 2) is the one proven in the workshop. Feed into the Kona the edge shown by the frame's ▲ arrow.

#Check

ls -l /dev/kona once plugged in.

#Common trouble

• *No /dev/kona*: unplug, plug in again, then journalctl -k | tail.
• Stops on "EPOS 6213": a type 1 frame without barcode sent directly; the Kona does not read it on its own. Use type 2.
• Cut off target: test cut, measure, enter the Offset X / Y.

See: Kona registration, cutting, variants.

Found a mistake or something missing? Suggest a fix or write to contact@e-ko.rip.