I placed my order for my 4x2 on 1/5/23. I know it’s pointless because shipping is still several weeks out, but I check UPS for a tracking number from 3CD at least three times a day.
@robgrz is the Shapeoko 5 accessory port capable of controlling a 4th axis?
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A watched pot never boils,
Wait … what? 
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Or at least, not before you get bored with the monotony of watching water heat up & go do/watch something else to ease your mind about trying to see water come to a boil…
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Wondering when we’ll learn more about Shapeoko 5 accessory roadmap and the electronics. Hopping a fourth axis is on the road map.
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C3D is still using the Arduino processor so the 4th axis is unlikely unless they change processors. The only way with the Arduino is to slave the Y axis. Several people have done it here on the forum. So you either make an electronic switch of manually rewire the Y motors. Then when running the 4th axis you have to switch and/or require to go back to 3 axis mode.
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Rob did mention that they’re able to add different capabilities with either the “Accessory” or “Aux” connectors. I wonder if they’ve found a way to get 4th axis data thru that, to a secondary board? I admit I’m really ignorant on the electronics side of things.
Trinamic Drivers
Trinamic SPI stepper motor drivers are great. They have dozens of features not found on traditional small stepper drivers. You can’t control all the features via configuration pins, like the MS1, MS2 and MS3 traditionally used to select microstepping. They use SPI to setup and control the features.
Note: Some of these drivers are sold in a pre-configured mode. They are often call “Stand Alone” versions of the drivers. This project is not compatible with those. It only works with SPI controlled drivers.
About SPI Daisy Chaining
Typically each SPI device requires a SS (slave select) signal. With multiple drivers, this can cause problems with I/O pin count limited controllers, like the ESP32.
Most SPI devices can be used in a daisy chain mode (see image). As bits are received into a register via the MOSI pin, bits are shifted out of the register of the MISO pin. Trinamic drivers use a a 40 bit wide register. To write to all three drivers shown below, you would send (3) sets of 40 bits. The first set of 40 bits would end up in the last driver. The SS line is pulled low once all drivers have their data. To write to only one driver, dummy data would be sent to the non targeted drivers.
Do you know that to be true on the 5?
The firmware updater says esp32. I’d love to know about their controller and firmware.
Anyone with a SO5 feel like sharing pics of the controller?
Somebody pinch me! After a week in customs I thought it was never coming. Boxes were a little banged up but so far everything inside looks good.
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Exciting! What will u make first?
When the world of opportunity is at your feet, it’s so hard to choose something. 
To be honest, I’m looking forward to sticking a marker on it and plotting out some basic artwork, to impress the wife and daughter. It will take me some time to get comfortable with the workflow, and make something useful with it.
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Wondering if anyone on the forum who ordered their SHPKO 5 the first or second week of January has received a shipping notification?
Ordered 12/20/22 and had an initial shipping date of 4/25/23. After seeing that a lot of people on here were already receiving theirs that had ordered close to us, we reached out via chat on 1/29/23 and were told that we should have it in a week or two. Last week we were told that there was an issue with some boards that needed to be retested and we would now get it in 3 to 4 weeks. Then I noticed that someone that ordered 5 days before us had their machine for a week now so i inquired again today and was told that we are now back to getting ours around 4/25/23… If someone that ordered 5 days before has theirs how many orders did they get in 5 days to cause an extra two month delay? I checked and someone ordering now should get theirs in early June.
Several factors can cause big jumps in lead times: consumer demand, a key component in short supply, or a supplier unexpectedly swapping parts that cause compatibility issues. Carbide is a reputable company. My guess is sales miss quoted your ship date. The Shapeoko Pro 5 is worth the wait.
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We thought that it was a misquote too and verified it 3 different times(going as far as calling in). For someone that ordered 5 days before that have theirs for a week now and for us to be told that we are back to the original 4/25 date is a little hard to swallow.
Sorry just venting. We will wait because it is the best option right now but it is a little frustrating to get constant conflicting information from C3D. It could be worse and we could have a machine with issues and just collecting dust while working through them.
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