ScottW514
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The queues route a test by its kind and its declared actions: an auto test runs unattended with or without the bench fixture, and an operator test whose actions the fixture covers runs unattended only while it does. exthost.events opens and closes the lid through Context.act but was declared auto with no actions, so the unattended queue ran it with no fixture on the network, and it waited 180 s for a person who was not there: the fx29 campaign (image 20261010213702) ended on "lid open was not seen on the machine within 180 s" with forgefixture.local silent to mDNS and 172.16.1.171 silent to ping. - exthost.events: operator, actions lid, with the operator's steps. - events.button-telemetry: the same defect with the button; operator, actions button, with the operator's steps. - setup.check-switches: declares interlock beside lid and button; the check works the interlock loop on a Pro. test_fixture's new CatalogTests case reads every catalog test's source and fails a test that calls Context.act on a channel it does not declare, or that is auto and calls it at all. It found these three and no other. Fingerprints: the three decorators are each test's own text, so these three move and no other (diffed across the change, 128 tests). Proof: the whole host suite passes (509 tests) and pyflakes finds no undefined name. RoutingTests already prove the routing these declarations feed: an operator test the fixture covers moves to the unattended queue, one it does not stays attended, and with no fixture the routing is the old one. Acceptance: the change is the three tests' declarations; with the fixture up each runs unattended through it as before, and with the fixture down each stays in the attended list instead of stranding the unattended queue.
OpenGlow / ForgeFIRM firmware for Glowforge
BETA
ForgeFIRM is in beta. Every release below 0.1.0 is a beta release. It's stable, but you may still hit the occasional bug, and expect frequent updates. Upgrade whenever a newer release is available, and report what you find on the community forum.
Open firmware for Glowforge brand CNC lasers. ForgeFIRM replaces the cloud-dependent factory software on the stock control board, with no hardware modification, and gives the machine a local controller, a local web control panel, and a standard Grbl interface. The factory cloud experience stays available as an option.
This repository is the base of the build and of the release: the
meta-forgefirm Yocto layer, the kas configuration, the image recipes, the
install and release scripts, the acceptance tool (forgetest/), the bench
tools (scripts/bench/), the bench actuator firmware (fixture/), and the
release artifacts (releases/).
Start here
https://docs.forgefirm.org/ is the documentation, and the source of truth for every fact about the machine and the firmware.
| Read this first | Safety |
| Put it on a machine | Installation |
| Use it | Usage, LightBurn |
| How the machine works | Technical |
| How ForgeFIRM works with it | ForgeFIRM internals |
| Build, test, release | Developers |
| Downloads | Releases |
| Questions | Community forum |
Build
kas build kas/forgefirm-glowforge.yml
Build covers the host setup, the two images, the source variant and the debug kernel. Release flow covers the pins, the push order and the signing pipeline.
Test
cd forgetest && python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
The acceptance catalog that gates a release, and the bench tools, are on Acceptance and The bench.
Contributing
AGENTS.md carries the rules for this repository and for the project: safety ordering, proof before done, the push order, and the writing rules. They apply to human contributors too, and Contribute is the same set on the site.
What this costs
Nothing. ForgeFIRM is free in both senses, under MIT and GPL licenses. There is no paid tier, no license key, no subscription and no Pro edition. If someone offers to sell it to you, the licenses allow it, but what you take home is their build rather than this one: get it from the source.
Safety
These machines contain a CO2 laser: it burns, blinds, and starts fires. Never defeat the lid switches or the interlock. Never leave a running job unattended. Keep a fire extinguisher within reach. Read Safety before you cut your first job, and Regulatory and legal before you install.
This is experimental software. Use of it could seriously maim or kill you or others, and it may void your warranty. Use it at your own risk.
Glowforge is a trademark of Glowforge, Inc. This project is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Glowforge, Inc.