Eggbot

This repo will contain files for creating your own eggbot and controlling it.

Usage

Hardware

1. Build the eggbot
2. Program it with GRBL

Software

1. Create a .gcode file in Inkscape
2. Convert the .gcode file to Eggbot-compatible format
3. Send the Eggbot-compatible file to the Eggbot controller

Create a .gcode file in Inkscape

Create a .gcode file using the Inkscape plugin Gcodetool. See this link for an example how to do it.

Convert the .gcode file to Eggbot-compatible format

To convert a .gcode file design.gcode for usage with the eggbot, pass it through the converter eggbot_gconvert.py:

python3 eggbot_gconvert.py design.gcode

This creates a file with the name design.eggbot.gcode.

Send the Eggbot-compatible file to the Eggbot controller

This requires some software that talks over serial port with the GRBL controller in the Eggbot. A common tool that works well is the Universal Gcode Sender.