CNCJS - PI4

Have a Raspberry Pi 4? Want to turn it into a controler for your CNC Machine? Well In this video we go over how you can install CNCJS on a Raspberry Pi 4. A full list of the of all the comands is below, and you can follow along with video on YouTube.

LINKS TO SOURCES:

https://cnc.js.org/docs/

https://github.com/cncjs/cncjs-pi-raspbian

STEP 1: Flash OS

Install Raspberry Pi OS using Raspberry Pi Imager

Format SD CARD, right clock format, FAT32

imager_1.6

Operating SYSTEM: (UPDATED FROM VIDEO)

They released a new OS for the PI and it is not working with CNCJS, so you will need to install the LEGACY OS

RASPBERRY PI OS (32 BIT) - Released 2021-01-11

Storage: SELECT SD CARD Write

Make sure you are writing to correct Card

Then Press Write

STEP 2: Basic Pi Config

The Raspbian OS GUI Will walk you thru setting up a new pass user name and pass word, your WiFi, your location for time, and ect. So you do not need to do #Update System

For those not using the GUI these are the basic updates you will need to do:

# Update System

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade -y

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

STEP 3: Install CNCJS

# Install Build Essentials & GIT

sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git

# Install Useful Tools

sudo apt-get install htop iotop nmon lsof screen -y

# Install NodeJS v7

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

# Install CNCjs

URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cncjs/cncjs-pi-raspbian/master/cncjs_install.sh"

curl -sSL ${URL} | bash

#Install Selections

All 3 Pendants installed

Version: 1.9.22

URL to Open in Chrome Kiosk

http://localhost:8000

STEP 4: Hook It Up