The key is to choose the right post processor for your machine controller. For chilipeppr, the likely ones are grbl and tinyg.
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Ok, obviously I still have a lot to learn. I’m definitely no code person. I can’t thank you enough for your assistance!
As my grandmother used to say, “that ain’t much pay but it’s cash.”
So, I can’t use chilipeppr with that planet-cnc controller?
I have a tinyG on my other machine
As well as an extra grbl controller from synthetos
G2, I think. A lot of trial and error on this…
Also, a few other controllers… which will likely be put on other 3d printers. RAMPS and Rambo
Thx again for the help!
The GCode language has a lot of dialects, in the same way that American English is not quite the same as British English is not quite the same as Indian English is not quite the same as Australian etc. There is a lot of commonality in GCode, but every CNC controller - by which I mean the software/hardware combination that drives the actual machine - has its own wrinkles in the way it interprets GCode.
The .nc file extension generally says that the file contains some form of GCode, but that doesn’t tell you all the details. There are other extensions in common use, such as .gc, .gcode, .tap, and even .txt. You cannot reliably infer the GCode dialect from the filename extension.
The “post processor” that you choose from that Fusion dialog knows how to speak the right GCode dialect for the chosen controller.
Chilipeppr knows how to talk to GRBL and tinyg controllers, which are machine controllers built on Arduino hardware, using a serial port interface (which is often transported over USB).
The Planet CNC USB machine controller has its own Windows-based software, which is unrelated to Chilipeppr. You can use Fusion 360 to generate GCode for your Planet CNC machine with the Post setup I cited earlier. You can use the tinyg Post to use Chilipeppr with your tinyg machine.
Yes, changing post process works!!!
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@Mitch_Bradley yes, I saw the list of gcode post processor files…crazy. Makes sense though. Now that I remember my old days taking computer language classes. Remember Pascal? It was the “newest thing” when I was taking classes. Until then I programmed in basic. Then realized programming wasn’t my thing/talent or whatever. Later Pascal became C, then C+, C++ and all the rest. Guess it just evolves.
Mitch, John and Everybody:
I just wanted to thank you for the assistance as now I think I have both my planet-cnc controlled CNC and my TinyG controlled CNC working correctly from Fusion. It saves a lot of headaches! Now, if I can only get my scaling and dimensions down, I think I’ll be set. I’m going to try to learn how to use my machines to route some signs, if I can figure how to copy or trace .jpeg files into either Fusion or SVG files and then cut them on jscut and chilipeppr.
I often use Inkscape to trace images into SVG paths.
Okay, I’ll use that. It’s downloaded on my computer.
I use tinyg Postprofessor from Fusion regularly, have you tried the grbl instead?