Louët Megado Electronic Dobby Head V2.0

The Louët Megado Loom (sold separately) can be equipped with the Computer Dobby 2.0. This is the upgraded electronic dobby for the Louët Megado 16 or 32 harness loom.

With the mechanical dobby you 'program' the shaft selection with pegs on program bars. These program bars form a chain that is attached to the loom. An additional treadle is used to select the next program bar during weaving. With complex patterns and block patterns, you will need many program bars. In that case, the computer dobby may be a better choice.

Introduced in 2017 the 2.0 Computer Dobby head makes the dobby system less dependent on separate weaving software and computer operating systems. It is a small wooden box that hangs on the right side of the loom. In this box is a minicomputer that controls the shaft selection of the dobby mechanism. During weaving you can follow shaft selection on the web browser of your tablet or computer via a direct WIFI connection using the proprietary Louet weaving software which was designed to drive your loom. You can make adjustments to the shaft selection pattern via this Dobby-2.0 web interface. Weaving patterns in WIF file format can be imported onto the Dobby 2.0 via a USB stick.

The computer dobby is driven by a computer. The number of pics determines the length of your pattern repeat. 3rd party software can drive the dobby.  Compatible software packages are Fiberworks PCW, Pointcarre Dobby weaving software, Patternland, Weavemaker, Weave It, WeavePoint, Winweef or Pro Weave. Whether you use the built-in system or draft on your preferred software and connect via USB, you'll find the design options are limitless and the interface is seamless!

Mechanically, the loom operates with a system developed by Louët, in which the back beem rises resulting in a large shed with equal tension on the upper and lower half of the shed. Treadling is light and easy.