LR4 - Black & Orange Edition

As mentioned above. Tonight I got theJackpot running on my home WIFI network and I couldn’t be happier.
Everything I read previously made it sound like changing the network over was a bit of a hassle and I understand that if you botch it up you might not have access to your Jackpot except via USB.

Over lunch I stumbled across this. Jackpot STA mode is easier to recommend now

So tonight I dug in. Between the Quick Start Link and the Installer Link and the CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers you have all that you need.

I have my CAD / CAM software on my home computer and I had a dedicated old iPad or Linux laptop connected to the Jackpot AP in the shop. I was having to either switch networks constantly or pull the gcode files down on a networked shop computer and move files to the SD card. Having the Jackpot on the wifi will allow 1 computer to be used without having to switch networks. Happy day!

Note, while I was in the installer I saw that FluidNC v3.9.4 just released. Is it as easy as hitting “Install” or is there a specific update process that needs to be adhered to in order to retain all of your machine settings?

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