I’m wondering if anyone out there has more info on the “new electronics” advertised on the Shapeoko Pro—is it a new version of the control board, or…?
Specifically I was curious to find out if a third party controller like this one from OpenBuilds would work. The pins it needs to connect to on a control board are 5v, GND, TX and RX. I believe it should work with any GRBL 1.1 board with a UART to connect to.
I’m happy to use a computer with my new Pro once it arrives just to get up and running with Carbide Motion. But I like the purpose-built function of this other Interface controller, and it seems sort of like what I used to use to control a big industrial AXYZ CNC machine in a previous life.
Relatedly, is there more info out there beyond the product page regarding the Pro? I would love to have a wiki that gets as deep in the weeds with the Pro as the CNC A to Z wiki does with the non-pro Shapeoko!