Intro
Welcome to Looper
The easiest to use DNC file transfer box on the planet!
Looper at Idle
From the ground up, we designed Looper to be super easy to use. To achieve that, we started with a crazy powerful single board computer to be at the heart of Looper. The Raspberry Pi model 5 powers each Looper box. The Pi, which has sold in millions, is super reliable hardware that is very well maintained and documented.
- Some of Looper Features Incude:
- Download a Gcode program to a CNC machine in four key clicks!
No need to type out Gcode file name the CNC machine!
Easily download multiple Gcode programs in one step.
Backup one, or all, programs from the CNC machine.
Easily backup all CNC settings and parameters.
- Capture DPRNT Messages
Log DPRNT messages generated from running Gcode.
Log Renishaw probe measurements using a DPRNT.
- Log part counts.
All DPRNT messages get logged with date and time.
Easy log viewer built into web interface.
- Drip-Feed Really Really Large Gcode Programs
Looper’s LCD shows a handy progress bar during feeding.
Some of the crazy hardware and software features of Looper include:
- Arm Processor
2.4GHz 64Bit Quad-Core
2× USB 3.0 ports
2× USB 2.0 ports
- Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi®
Possible Encryption include WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 (both Enterprise & Personal)
- Gigabit Ethernet
Can use both Ethernet & WiFi at the same time to provide redundancy.
Looper will automatically switch over to a working connection.
4GB Main SDRAM / 32GB Storage
Typical Install
Most folks just drop Looper on the top of their machine’s control panel. This leaves Looper always at the ready to transfer files. Plus, it keeps Looper out of harms way and doesn’t consume your valuable desk space.
Looper Sits on Control Panel
Once in place, it’s just a matter of hooking up the power and the provided RS232 serial cable.
Note
See the next section, Quick Start Guild, to really get going with Looper.
By the way, the web server built into Looper really makes setup and usage a snap.
Looper Default Web Page