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kenneth kneebone

reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 09:19AM

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sorry if this is a stupid question, but should the reprap-arduino-firmware folder go anywhere special? i know the library files must be copied, but can you run gcode interpreter straight out of the folder?
thanks

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rhmorrison

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 09:46AM

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kenneth kneebone
but can you run gcode interpreter straight out of the folder?

You can copy the firmware anywhere but you can't run it on your PC.
You have to compile it using the Arduino software and upload it to you motherboard where the gcode interpreter is run.

Bob Morrison
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kenneth kneebone

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 09:54AM

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ok, thankyou, i know you have to upload and compile first, but was getting so many errors when compiling, does this vary much depending on what versions of firmware you use, and what version of arduino?

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rhmorrison

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 10:08AM

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For the Motherboard FW you must select "Sanguino", for the Extruder FW "Decimilla, ATMega/168".

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VDX

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 10:21AM

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... you must follow the instructions given with the files - e.g.: "... copy the Sanguino-folder into the arduino-hardware-folder ... "

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kenneth kneebone

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 10:23AM

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sorry to be a bother, but is this compatible with this wiring set up?
[reprap.org]
or do i have to build sanguino or generation 3?
thanks

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kenneth kneebone

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 10:26AM

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thankyou guys for helping,yes i went by these instructions:
[reprap.org]
but still it seems not to recognize libraries or not compile

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kenneth kneebone

Re: reprap-arduino-firmware folder location
August 30, 2010 10:38AM

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oh also the readme file included ,but the folder for libraries in arduino 0018 is arduino-0018/libraries instead of arduino-00xx/hardware/libraries, maybe this is the problem? in the bit of gcode interpreter.pde where it says:

//our command string
#define COMMAND_SIZE 128
char word[COMMAND_SIZE];
byte serial_count;
int no_data = 0;
arduino gives an error, saying
'char word[128]' redeclared as different kind of symbol

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/30/2010 11:06AM by kenneth kneebone.