GcodeCommunications

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G-code Communications Programs

Gctrl

Gctrl(cross-platform)

Gcodesender

gcodesender(Windows).

Universal G-code Sender

Universal G-Code Sender.

Universal G-code Sender on Raspberry Pi

prereq:

sudo apt-get install librxtx-java

download UniversalGcodeSender-v1.0.5-all32.zip from https://github.com/winder/Universal-G-Code-Sender/tree/master/releases

unzip UniversalGcodeSender-v1.0.5-all32.zip
jar -xf UniversalGcodeSender-all32.jar
cd lib
jar -xf swing-layout-1.0.4.jar
cd ../main
export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:.:/usr/share/java/RXTXcomm.jar:../lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/jni

To make the Arduino comm port visible, you need a command-line parameter

java -Dgnu.io.rxtx.SerialPorts=/dev/ttyACM0:/dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyAMA0 com.willwinder.universalgcodesender.MainWindow

Be patient, it takes about 20 seconds to start the application. UniversalGcodeSender.png Usable on composite-out TV?

Other

Other options for gcode streaming here.