Description
Coming soon. The combo will be available when the first R3 batch is ready. The pendant on its own comes first. Orders are not open yet. To hear when they open, subscribe to the newsletter at the bottom of this page or contact us.
Everything to run a FluidNC CNC machine: the dpCREATOR R3 controller and the SmartTabUI touchscreen pendant, flashed with matching firmware and tested together.
Try it first: the live demo runs the SmartTabUI pendant screen and the dpCREATOR WebUI in your browser. Jog with the handwheel, run a job and test the E-stop.
dpCREATOR WebUI included: the WebUI (€39 on its own) comes with this controller, for up to 2 boards on your account. You install it from the Flash Firmware page.
For any step/dir machine: CNC routers and mills, lasers, plotters and drag knives, and plasma tables. It also retrofits machines that already have drivers taking 5 V step and direction signals. See Machine types and retrofits.
€529 instead of €569.98 — you save €40.98 compared with the R3 controller (€349.99) and the assembled SmartTabUI pendant (€219.99) bought separately.
What you get
- dpCREATOR R3 controller — ESP32-S3 (16 MB flash, 8 MB PSRAM), FluidNC 4.1.1, 4 axes (X, Y, Z, A) step/dir, opto-isolated limit inputs, probe input, PWM + relay spindle output, RS485 for Modbus VFDs, W5500 wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB, SD card
- SmartTabUI pendant, assembled in a PETG case — 2.8" touchscreen, MPG handwheel, E-stop with hardware step-pulse cut on the controller, axis and step selectors, enable button
- SmartTabUI pendant firmware licence included
Why the combo
- Plug-and-play: controller and pendant arrive on matching firmware versions
- Prepare and run jobs from the WebUI or the pendant, with the same toolpath preview on both
- Job recovery after E-stop or power loss, live Z adjust and handwheel rewind
- Free firmware updates, flashed from your browser on the Flash Firmware page
Step-by-step setup: Documentation → Getting Started.
Safety. Control electronics for installation in a machine by a competent machine builder. The pendant E-stop is not a safety-rated emergency stop: every machine needs its own emergency stop circuit that cuts power to the drives and the spindle, laser or torch. Supply the board only from a CE-marked DC power supply, as described in the manual; never connect it to mains voltage. Use it on your local network only. Not a toy; for adults. Do not dispose of with household waste: take it to an electronics collection point.
Security updates until at least 31 December 2031. No default passwords: you set your own at first use. Report a security problem to security@dpcreator.eu; see Security.