FluidNC
The next generation of motion control firmware (by bdring)
grbl-Mega
An open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on an Arduino Mega2560 (by gnea)
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| FluidNC | grbl-Mega | |
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| 14 | 9 | |
| 1,363 | 473 | |
| - | 3.2% | |
| 9.3 | 0.0 | |
| 3 days ago | over 1 year ago | |
| C++ | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
FluidNC
Posts with mentions or reviews of FluidNC.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-04.
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Building a DIY Pen Plotter
Grbl on ESP32 absolutely is a thing. I've been using it drive my robots for years. https://github.com/bdring/FluidNC
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Do $3-5k machines have an effortless way of storing and starting a routine request prompt?
Not that I'm aware. The closest I know is the FluidNC firmware https://github.com/bdring/FluidNC for ESP32 boards.
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ESP32-S3 SPI bus
According with this image from the espressif github there are some pins (35, 36, 37, 47, 48) with "SPI functions", and some others marked with the tags "FSPI" and "Subspi" (9-14, 35-38).
- Best pins for fastest SPI speed
- The Ant Queen
- Arduino 2560 can’t upload Grbl
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I have some a4988 stepper driver and esp 32 but no driver .How can i code for a diy cnc with these? What will be the instructions?
I use this one. WiFi access, upload gcode to SD card and fire the job. Pretty happy about that. I bought one of the boards they make, and they provide support for that so buying from them makes things easier. But there's more [supported hardware](https://github.com/bdring/FluidNC/wiki/Hardware-that-Runs-FluidNC). There are configurations ready for some of those cheap boards and a friend made one work out of the box.
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ESP32 Based 4 Axis CNC Control Board
You can see the firmware here and associated documentation here: https://github.com/bdring/FluidNC
- Klipper – open-source 3D Printer Firmware
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6 pack eps32 controller?
I've been looking at the tinybee since I need 4 axes and external driver support... I don't see it on the hardware that runs fluidNC page https://github.com/bdring/FluidNC/wiki/Hardware-that-Runs-FluidNC
grbl-Mega
Posts with mentions or reviews of grbl-Mega.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-13.
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Cannot figure out why Universal GCode Sender won't connect to my Arduino Mega 2560. Any idea what's wrong?? Details in comments
I just tried with GRBL-mega from the link below and it connected without any problems: https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Mega/releases/tag/v1.1f.20170802
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Arduino 2560 can’t upload Grbl
are you uploading normal grbl or grbl for arduino 2560? https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Mega
- GRBL on Arduino Mega
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Grbl on Creality 8Bit Board
You could use https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Mega or https://github.com/fra589/grbl-Mega-5X And you need to know the pin usage of your board, to setup the config.h file
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I need some help programming grbl.
Specifically, I am using grbl-mega and a ramps board "because it's what I have on me" and need to modify the code a little to operate a laser and I can't even get the Arduino ide to compile stock grbl, and had to use xloader and a precompiled version of grbl. If someone can either make me or tell me how to make a .hex file with this modified code I would really appreciate it. Here is the information you will need to understand where to put the code, just scroll to the post with the code written on it.https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Mega/issues/55 and here are the grbl-mega files.https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Mega
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Pen plotter
Probably yes, it seems to use a Mega 2560, so you could use https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Mega or https://github.com/fra589/grbl-Mega-5X
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Beginner: 4 axis stepper motor help
Alternative is (and you still need limit switches) is load the mega with some form of GRBL. This makes your mega into a CNC machine which is entirely co-ordinate based and you control the movement with GCODE.
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Could I use a RAMPS 1.4 3D printer controller board for a CNC mill with GRBL?
Next is to download the grbl branch you want:Just 3 axis: https://github.com/gnea/grbl-Megaor up to 5 or 6 axis: https://github.com/fra589/grbl-Mega-5X
What are some alternatives?
When comparing FluidNC and grbl-Mega you can also consider the following projects:
grblHAL - This repo has moved to a new home https://github.com/grblHAL
grbl - An open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on a straight Arduino
grbl-Mega-5X - 5/6 Axis version of Grbl, the open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on an Arduino Mega2560
ESP32-S3-Platform - ESP32-S3 Development Board with SD-Card and versatile power management 5V and up to 12V
GRBL-Plotter - A GCode sender (not only for lasers or plotters) for up to two GRBL controller. SVG, DXF, HPGL import. 6 axis DRO.
AccelStepper - Fork of AccelStepper
Universal-G-Code-Sender - A cross-platform G-Code sender for GRBL, Smoothieware, TinyG and G2core.
klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware
grblForCyclone - GRBL port for RAMPS and Sanguinololu boards
candle - Minimalist ML framework for Rust
Candle - GRBL controller application with G-Code visualizer written in Qt.