Change of plans people!
I will be making one giant PCB board which will connect to a Raspberry Pi, for controlling all the things!
Spindle AUTO (default), OFF, ON - Tied to X- Controller’s Spindle
Laser Enable ON, OFF (default)
Laser AUTO (default), OFF, ON - Tied to X- Controller’s M8
Vacuum AUTO (default), OFF, ON - Tied to X-Controller’s Spindle
LED lights ON (default), OFF
Limit Switches will be tied into the Pi’s IO for troubleshooting and display…
I may even wire in the GRBL’s Output to the Pi’s IO for added flexibility.
The GUI will be a mobile webapp via my smartphone or a dedicated tablet!
Kinda similar to this thread: Hacking the X-Controller
However I will have much more hardware IO.
FYI There is no plans for “pendant” or GCODE control - All this will still be done by my host CNC computer; for now 