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CNCjs

A web-based interface for CNC milling controller running Grbl, Smoothieware, or TinyG.

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CNCjs is a web-based interface for CNC milling controllers that run Grbl, Smoothieware, or TinyG. It runs on a Raspberry Pi or a laptop with Node.js installed, connecting to the Arduino over a serial connection using a USB serial port, a Bluetooth serial module, or a Serial-to-WiFi module such as XBee or USR-WIFI232-T.

The interface supports Grbl and Grbl-Mega, Smoothieware, TinyG, and g2core, and is available as a desktop app for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. It includes a 3D visualizer, allows multiple HTTP connections to the same serial port, and offers a responsive view for small screens. The workspace is customizable, with support for commands, events, keyboard shortcuts, Contour ShuttleXpress, multi-language support, a watch directory, Z-Probe, and pendant projects including cncjs-pendant-boilerplate, cncjs-pendant-ps3, cncjs-pendant-tinyweb, and cncjs-pendant-keyboard. It runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, and Safari, and is licensed under the MIT License.

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