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phil-barrett edited this page Oct 9, 2020 · 8 revisions

Gcode files can be dropped on the gcode list as well as opened via File > Open.

Jogging is via the cursor and <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys. Use <Shift> for faster feed rate or <Ctrl> for step jogging. grblHAL has settings for feed rate and distance to use for these jog modes. N-key rollower support is enabled meaning that all axes can be jogged simultaneously. Note that not all keyboards allows this, my laptop keyboard is limited to 2-key rollover.

Keyboard shortcuts:

Use <Space bar> for feed hold.
Use <Alt>+<R> for cycle start.
Use <Alt>+<S> for stop.

The Vectric Direct Output functionality can be used to load GCode programs into the sender when double-clicking on the file in Explorer. To do that associate the filetype with AppLaunch.exe in the installation folder. The easiest way to do that is double-clicking on a GCode file that is not associated with any program and follow this procedure:

File associate 1

File associate 1

Select Browse..., navigate to the installation folder and select AppLaunch.exe. Double-clickig the file will now open it in the sender, starting it if not already running.

Warning! Removing the association is not as easy - do not add this shortcut unless you really want this functionality.

When using Ethernet, you can make it the default by setting the port selection in app.config. In the Sender, go to Settings:App and press the Save setting button in the lower left corner. There will not be any visual feedback that it was saved but it will be. In order for this to work, you must first start the sender by using -port xxx.xxx.xxx.xxxx:23 or -port ws://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80, where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your grblHAL board.

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