dpCREATOR FluidNC is FluidNC 4.1.1 with the things a working machine needs: it picks a job up again after a power cut, lets you change the depth while it cuts, and talks to the SmartTabUI pendant and the dpCREATOR apps. It is free for registered customers and runs any FluidNC config.yaml.
What it adds to FluidNC
Job recovery
The board writes down where every SD-card job is. After a power cut or an E-stop it suggests the safest line to restart from, lets you dry-run to it, and carries on.
How job recovery worksLive Z adjust and rewind
Change the cutting depth while the job runs, or hold, wind the tool back along the path with the handwheel and re-cut.
Live Z adjust and handwheel rewindWired Ethernet
On the R2 and R3, a W5500 Ethernet connection to your network instead of Wi-Fi.
Ethernet (W5500) setupSD card on the network
Open the controller's SD card as a network drive and copy jobs to it from your computer.
SD card as a network driveA login for the board
Protect the board on your network with a password. Set it when you install, or on your first visit.
Set up on the Flash Firmware pagePendant and apps
Works with the SmartTabUI pendant (measure, Record & Retrace, job recovery at the machine) and runs the dpCREATOR apps from the controller's own memory.
System overviewWhich build for your board
| Board | Build | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| dpCREATOR R3 and R2 | ESP32-S3 | Everything above, with W5500 Ethernet. The full WebUI is free with the R3. |
| Other ESP32-S3 boards | ESP32-S3 | The same build. Needs an ESP32-S3 module with 8 MB PSRAM. |
| ESP32 (WROOM-32) boards | ESP32 | Wi-Fi instead of Ethernet; features that need more memory use smaller versions. WebUI Lite is free. |
Install and update
- Log in to your dpcreator.eu account (free).
- Open the Flash Firmware page in Chrome or Edge on a computer and connect the board by USB.
- Pick your board and a configuration, tick the apps, enter your Wi-Fi and a login, and press Flash. Nothing is installed on your computer.
Updating keeps your configuration: the page reads it from the board and writes it back after flashing. Updating firmware and keeping your config · Troubleshooting