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luc-github / ESP3D-WEBUI

A Web UI for ESP8266 or ESP32 based boards connected to 3D printers / CNC
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[FEATURE REQUEST] Add support for pen plotters #273

Open ithinkido opened 2 years ago

ithinkido commented 2 years ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. The ESP3D project has amazing flexibility. I would like to add support for hpgl pen plotters. These great machines are just too good to let die out. Adding the possibility of using these machines within the ESP3D framework would open up features such as wifi connectivity, SD plotting and all the other fantastic features that ESP3D has to offer

Describe the solution you'd like The integration of hpgl commands into some of the panels such as JOG and status. The core features like the SD file system and terminal are already 99% usable and only need minor changes to use.

Describe alternatives you've considered I had started a software that has similar features. It was not even nearly as stable as ESP3D . After looking at the ESP3D project I realized I was just trying to re-invent the wheel. The required changes have already been tried and tested so should be good to add to ESP3D. The changes to the UI would be very much within the framework of the existing ESP3D UI and would not require a total re write.

Basic notes here https://github.com/ithinkido/ESP3D/tree/3.0_HPGL/HPGL

luc-github commented 2 years ago

I have added a version of WebUI for HP-GL plotter using ESP3D V3 the Positions status , the Jog Panel is now implemented : https://github.com/luc-github/ESP3D-WEBUI/tree/3.0/dist/Plotter/HP-GL The UI is also a POC for https://github.com/luc-github/ESP3D-WEBUI/issues/262 It add ; to every not [ESPXXX] that does not have it as discussed on discord This is first try - as catching and sorting status reports is currently challenging - the filter part will need some update according your solution in ESP3D command parser

luc-github commented 1 year ago

@ithinkido any update on this ? I would like to know if I keep this topic open or cancel it There is no code yet on esp3d to actually support HP-GL plotters , do you have any time frame ?

ithinkido commented 1 year ago

Hey Luc, I dont have a timeframe to offer. I will continue to work on this, but i am quite OK if you want to close this till i am able to add more usable code

luc-github commented 1 month ago

@ithinkido still no visibility about time frame ?