Here is how I installed FluidNC on the V1 Jackpot controller. I am hoping it will make it easier for others to get it installed.
I am not an expert, if you are please let me know if there is anything I should fix/update.
You need to get your hands on a Jackpot at the V1 shop. If you buy from Elecrow you will also need to get an ESP32 and 5 x 2209 drivers.
You also need an SD Card 8GB-32GB. Not a Class A1 or A2. I picked a 32Gb Class 10 SD card.
Install the ESP32. There is a silk screen image on the board showing you the correct orientation or just make sure the usb port is at the outside edge of the board
Install the Drivers into the board. Again there is a silkscreen image on the board to help.
Get a micro usb cable and connect to your computer. Do not plug in any external power during this phase.
Check the driver when you plug in the ESP32. My computer did not have the right driver for it.
I downloaded this copy of the driver . This is the file I selected for my windows 11 computer
Unzip the file on your computer
Go to device manager and find the device right click and select update driver. Click Browse my computer and navigate to where you unzipped the driver folder. This will install the driver and you should see something like this.
Go to https://installer.fluidnc.com/ click connect
Select the ESP device, this is what should have a similar name as to what is in device manager.
This should then connect to the ESP32 and give you the option to install.
Your device is an esp32
The Current tested and confirmed FluidNC version is 3.9.1
I selected wifi as I want to be able to connect via the web interface
Fresh install as it was a new device
I selected the WebUI-3 as bigger must be better right?
Watch the bar progress and the excitement build
With success you should now see the below screen
To setup the wifi click on the Configure Wifi
Click to browse the wifi AP and select your one. Enter the password. Then click save at the bottom of the page
You now need to load the LowRider config file. Download it from github
From the home page click on File Browser. I used the Upload button to overwrite the default config and rebooted.
After the reboot, you will most likely see an error message. This is due to no external power to drive the 2209 drivers.
At the Home page you will see a link to your Jackpot FluidNC site. Navigate to the website and you are good to go, once it is all wired up and has power.
Have fun,
