Recommended host software for Teacup?

Hello everyone,

I'm just putting the finishing touches on my custom RepStrap (see here).
It's using Gen3 electronics with the Teacup firmware from git master, and I can operate everything just fine by using minicom to type in G-Codes. I tried the original FiveD firmware at first, but that kept crashing on me after a few commands, so I switched.

However, the original RepRap host software (using reprap-mendel-20110509) obviously doesn't really want to play with the current Teacup firmware, e.g. homing in on the endstops doesn't work (it does work when I use, e.g., "G161 X" in the terminal).

So my question now is what you guys are usually using as host software? ReplicatorG?

Thanks,
Florian

Kliment's Pronterface works great, although its home buttons will slam your axes into the ends and grind the motors. Alter the home commands in pronsole.py or add different buttons with custombtn.txt.

My custombtn.txt looks like this at the moment:

btns=[
###Defining custom buttons for pronterface is easy. Here's how.
###Below these instructions, add a line with the following format for each button
# ["button name","command",color(RGB )], <--That comma is important, do not forget it
###As an example: (Remove the # to try it out):
#["Read temp","M105",(200,100,100)],
###You can use gcodes or any pronsole/pronterface commands
###The first four buttons will end up at the top of the window, visible in mini mode
###The rest of the buttons will be at the bottom of the gcode preview
###ADD BUTTON DEFINITIONS BELOW THIS LINE

["On","M190",(140,200,140)],
["Off","M191",(200,140,140)],
["Nozzle 230","M104 S230",(140,140,140)],
["Bed 110","M140 S110",(140,140,140)],

["Home X","G161 X0",(140,140,200)],
["Home Y","G161 Y0",(140,140,200)],
["Home Z","G162 Z0",(140,140,200)],

["Read Estop","M200",(200,140,200)],
["Read Temp","M105 P0",(200,140,200)],



###ADD BUTTON DEFINITIONS ABOVE THIS LINE
]

Note that I'm homing Z to max, change to G161 if your Z endstop is at the bottom

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Wooden Mendel
Teacup Firmware

Triffid_Hunter Wrote:
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> Kliment's Pronterface works great, although its
> home buttons will slam your axes into the ends and
> grind the motors. Alter the home commands in
> pronsole.py or add different buttons with
> custombtn.txt.
Thanks, didn't know about that - will try it tonight.

Florian