O Source Code, Source Code, wherefore art thou Source Code?

[jkopel]

Found it, using this forum on a phone on a bus is a drag.

We’ll release a GPL-licensed firmware for Glowforge

Okay- That’s the statement that fascinates me the most. Typically CAM generates the gcode. Then the motion controller handles the cords. and does the low level stuff by instructing the steppers via step/dir. I can understand the the CAM part is done in the cloud- But what instructional set is the onboard motion controller is using? The follow up question is what limitations where you hitting that made you guys ditch standard gcode?