RepRap Software Wont Open With Gen 6

Hi all,

I'm having trouble getting the Reprap software to open when I connect my Gen 6 board to Windows Vista. I purchased a new Gen 6 board from Camiel Gubbels a few weeks ago. The MS DOS screen shows that its in the correct com port (COM4) but when i choose the debug option it just sits at "Attempting to initialize Arduino/Sanguino [1.495s/1421ms]". I've re-upload the firmware incase the board doesnt have it, following the instructions from here:

[reprap.org].

But it still doesnt work. It will open fine if the board is not connected to the pc, which is how ive been able to change the preferences.

The ms-dos screen shows this:


C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem reprap-host -- runs Reprap Ja
va host code with an appropriate classpath

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem Amount of RAM to allow Java V
M to use

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>set REPRAP_RAM_SIZE=1024M

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem reprap.jar file and stl file


C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>set REPRAP_DIR=C:\Program Files\R
eprap

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem Java3D and j3d.org libraries


C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem set JAVA_LIBRARY_DIR=C:\Progr
am Files\Reprap

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem cd so we can find the reprap-
wv.stl file. Can we avoid this??

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>IF NOT EXIST reprap-wv.stl cd "C:
\Program Files\Reprap"

C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>java -cp ".\reprap.jar;.\RXTXcomm
.jar;.\j3dcore.jar;.\j3d-org-java3d-all.jar;.\j3dutils.jar;.\swing-layout-1.0.3.
jar;.\vecmath.jar;." -Xmx1024M org/reprap/Main
DEBUG: The distribution preferences file and yours match. This is good. [0.005s
/-1319364857613ms]
DEBUG: GCode opening port COM4 [0.074s/69ms]
Stable Library
=========================================
Native lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
Java lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
DEBUG: Attempting to initialize Arduino/Sanguino [1.495s/1421ms]



Any help to point me in the right direction would be greatfully recieved - i dont really understand programming so please treat me like a simpleton!

Many thanks, Andrew

It doesn't work with the RepRap Host, the command response structure is slightly different. Try using RepSnapper instead.

JB

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Ah fantastic, it's all good now!

Thanks a lot, Andrew

andy_tratter Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having trouble getting the Reprap software to
> open when I connect my Gen 6 board to Windows
> Vista. I purchased a new Gen 6 board from Camiel
> Gubbels a few weeks ago. The MS DOS screen shows
> that its in the correct com port (COM4) but when i
> choose the debug option it just sits at
> "Attempting to initialize Arduino/Sanguino
> [1.495s/1421ms]". I've re-upload the firmware
> incase the board doesnt have it, following the
> instructions from here:
>
> [reprap.org].
>
> But it still doesnt work. It will open fine if the
> board is not connected to the pc, which is how ive
> been able to change the preferences.
>
> The ms-dos screen shows this:
>
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem
> reprap-host -- runs Reprap Ja
> va host code with an appropriate classpath
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem
> Amount of RAM to allow Java V
> M to use
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>set
> REPRAP_RAM_SIZE=1024M
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem
> reprap.jar file and stl file
>
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>set
> REPRAP_DIR=C:\Program Files\R
> eprap
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem
> Java3D and j3d.org libraries
>
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem
> set JAVA_LIBRARY_DIR=C:\Progr
> am Files\Reprap
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>rem
> cd so we can find the reprap-
> wv.stl file. Can we avoid this??
>
> C:\Program Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>IF
> NOT EXIST reprap-wv.stl cd "C:
> \Program Files\Reprap"
>
> C:\Program
> Files\Reprap\reprap-mendel-20110509>java -cp
> ".\reprap.jar;.\RXTXcomm
> .jar;.\j3dcore.jar;.\j3d-org-java3d-all.jar;.\j3du
> tils.jar;.\swing-layout-1.0.3.
> jar;.\vecmath.jar;." -Xmx1024M org/reprap/Main
> DEBUG: The distribution preferences file and yours
> match. This is good. [0.005s
> /-1319364857613ms]
> DEBUG: GCode opening port COM4 [0.074s/69ms]
> Stable Library
> =========================================
> Native lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
> Java lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
> DEBUG: Attempting to initialize Arduino/Sanguino
> [1.495s/1421ms]
>
>
>
> Any help to point me in the right direction would
> be greatfully recieved - i dont really understand
> programming so please treat me like a simpleton!
>
> Many thanks, Andrew