An open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on a straight Arduino
 
 
 
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Sonny Jeon 2be0d66872 Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter.
- The long standing issue of a long slope at deceleration is likely
fixed. The stepper program was not tracking and timing the end of
acceleration and start of deceleration exactly and now is fixed to
start and stop on time. Also, to ensure a better acceleration curve fit
used by the planner, the stepper program delays the start of the
accelerations by a half trapezoid tick to employ the midpoint rule. -
Settings version 3 migration (not fully tested, but should work) -
Added a MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED user-defined parameter to planner to let
a user change this if problems arise for some reason. - Moved all
user-definable #define parameters into config.h with clear comments on
what they do and recommendations of how to change them. - Minor
housekeeping.
2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
doc cleaned up serial completing support for non blocking tx and refactoring formatting functions into a new module 'print' 2011-06-03 15:28:14 +02:00
script Further planner improvements and misc minor bug fixes. Memory savings and increased buffer size. 2011-09-13 21:57:16 -06:00
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Makefile cleaned up serial completing support for non blocking tx and refactoring formatting functions into a new module 'print' 2011-06-03 15:28:14 +02:00
config.h Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter. 2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
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gcode.c Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter. 2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
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limits.c
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main.c Fixed serial.c after tests on real hardware 2011-06-05 20:54:23 +02:00
motion_control.c Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter. 2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
motion_control.h Fixed minor bugs in planner. Increased max dwell time. Long slope bug stop-gap solution note. 2011-09-18 05:36:55 -06:00
nuts_bolts.c
nuts_bolts.h Further planner improvements and misc minor bug fixes. Memory savings and increased buffer size. 2011-09-13 21:57:16 -06:00
planner.c Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter. 2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
planner.h Further planner improvements and misc minor bug fixes. Memory savings and increased buffer size. 2011-09-13 21:57:16 -06:00
print.c changed default fp decimal places to 3 2011-06-05 20:58:21 +02:00
print.h cleaned up function definitions for serial and print modules and added a comment about the deeply flawed printFloat method 2011-06-03 15:36:14 +02:00
protocol.c Further planner improvements and misc minor bug fixes. Memory savings and increased buffer size. 2011-09-13 21:57:16 -06:00
protocol.h
readme.textile updated readme to reflect real state of 168-compatibility 2011-06-05 21:12:56 +02:00
serial.c More '%' modulo opertor removals and some housecleaning. 2011-09-15 20:32:15 -06:00
serial.h refactored printIntegerInBase to work without a buffer + minor cleanup 2011-06-03 21:50:02 +02:00
settings.c Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter. 2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
settings.h Further planner improvements and misc minor bug fixes. Memory savings and increased buffer size. 2011-09-13 21:57:16 -06:00
spindle_control.c
spindle_control.h
stepper.c Fixed long slope at deceleration issue. Moved things into config.h. New MINIMUM_PLANNER_SPEED parameter. 2011-09-24 07:46:41 -06:00
stepper.h

readme.textile

h1. Grbl - An embedded g-code interpreter and motion-controller for the Arduino/AVR328 microcontroller
    
Grbl is a no-compromise, high performance, low cost alternative to parallel-port-based motion control for CNC milling. It will run on a vanilla Arduino (Duemillanove/Uno) as long as it sports an Atmega 328. 

The controller is written in highly optimized C utilizing every clever feature of the AVR-chips to achieve precise timing and asynchronous operation. It is able to maintain more than 30kHz of stable, jitter free control pulses.

It accepts standards-compliant G-code and has been tested with the output of several CAM tools with no problems. Arcs, circles and helical motion are fully supported - but no support for tool offsets, functions or variables as these are apocryphal and fell into disuse after humans left G-code authoring to machines some time in the 80s.

Grbl includes full acceleration management with look ahead. That means the controller will look up to 20 motions into the future and plan its velocities ahead to deliver smooth acceleration and jerk-free cornering.

*Important note for Atmega 168 users:* Grbl used to be compatible with both the older Ardunios running atmega 168 and the newer with 328p. The full version of Grbl now compiles without support for circles/arcs if you target 168. If you need arcs, but not acceleration-management I am still maintaining Grbl 0.51 "in the branch called 'v0_51'":https://github.com/simen/grbl/tree/v0_51.

*Note for users upgrading from 0.51 to 0.6:* The new version has new and improved default pin-out. If nothing works when you upgrade, that is because the pulse trains are coming from the wrong pins. This is a simple matter of editing config.h – the whole legacy pin assignment is there for you to uncomment.

_The project was initially inspired by the Arduino GCode Interpreter by Mike Ellery_