1.6.0 was well received (thanks for all the feedback), but a few issues and edge cases popped up across different setups that we wanted to address quickly. 1.6.1 is focused on tightening things up, improving consistency, and smoothing out some rough edges.
Changes
- Added option to skip the first tool change when using fixed strategy, with a prompt to confirm
- Added application scaling support for larger monitors and devices (Config → Accessibility)
- Rapid Position and Park buttons now enable correctly after homing on grbl controllers
- Spindle Delay config now properly reads
$392on older firmware versions - Go To flyout can now move in machine coordinates (MCS) when homing is enabled
- Go To flyout now uses the same safe height logic as other Go To actions
- Machine defaults selector will now prompt to apply changes where needed
- Gamepad Park shortcut now works as expected
- Gamepad Fixed Rapid Position shortcut using stale position data
- Macro keybinds should persist again
- Continued improvements to rotary time estimation
- Fixed issue where tool table was assumed as compiled in from
PRB:output (not always present on some grblHAL setups) - Laser test now calculates max values using
$30(grbl) or$730(grblHAL) instead of local state - Added iOS application icon support for better branding on handheld shortcuts
- Added option to toggle probe type directly in the Probe drawer for quicker swapping of probe block types
- Improvements to Automations editor (variables dropdown + general UX tweaks)
- Added option to disable Electron power saving (allows screen blanking)
- Lite mode toggle is now more obvious when enabled/disabled
- Macros now show again in Remote Mode
- Updated 3D Probe instructions to better match the selected probe type
Download
All versions of gSender can be found on Github: