Customize Events - vlachoudis/bCNC GitHub Wiki

bCNC can execute some user software when certain events are raised.

Here is the description of managed events:

• onstart: executed at the beginning of gcode execution.
• onstop: executed when the stream of gcode is stopped.

To define the command executed you can fill the text field in: Tools->Config->Events

or you can customize your configuration file .bCNC present in your user folder.
You'll find a section called [Events], name the event you need to handle = the command you need to execute by your os. Here an example:

[Events]  
onstart = date.exe  
onstop = c:\SendMail.py  

This allow to run any software (send email, take snapshot, pay the rent) external to bCNC.