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Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino

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danlad1631
Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 16, 2015 11:28AM
I can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz on Arduino on "Board" menu. I've followed the user manual and copied the folders over but still can't see it. Any thoughts on where I'm going wrong?

Thanks
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 16, 2015 02:41PM
Managed to get it sorted but when I try to upload to the board I get this message: Error while uploading: missing 'upload.tool' configuration parameter. What does this mean?
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 16, 2015 04:40PM
Looking online I think it's because I haven't updated my Mendel90 since I bought it. I've downloaded the latest Marlin firmware and need to adjust some settings, when I try to upload the new firmware with the new setting changes that's when I get the message.
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nophead
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 16, 2015 08:18PM
My guess is you are using a newer version of Arduino that is not backwards compatible with the boards.txt in the Melzi board support folder.

[www.hydraraptor.blogspot.com]
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 02:54AM
OK so I downloaded an older version of Arduino and got it to upload the new Marlin firmware but now it's not really contolling the printer. When I tell the printer to move on any axis it is really delayed or wont move at all, if I tell the printer to home all, that works fine. What's causing this and how can I solve it?
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nophead
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 05:48AM
No idea, recent versions of Marlin are very unstable. What are you trying to achieve by updating?

[www.hydraraptor.blogspot.com]
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 06:09AM
I needed to change my z home position and feed rate. I hadn't used the printer for a while and had to reinstall windows on my laptop, this caused me to lose the arduino I had installed which worked. So I went through the manual and followed the instructions, downloaded Merlin from your GitHub and download the latest Arduino.
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nophead
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 06:28AM
Sorry I thought you must be using a more recent version of Marlin when you said "I've downloaded the latest Marlin firmware".

My version of marlin should work with Arduino 1.0.x. I would expect it not to compile with later versions. I don't know what would cause the symptoms you describe.

[www.hydraraptor.blogspot.com]
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 06:40AM
From the manual it says to copy the hardware and Melzi folder over to the Arduino folder, is that correct? I couldn't workout why there is already a folder named hardware in the Arduino folder, do they need to be merged together?
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nophead
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 07:13AM
You just copy the Melzi folder into the hardware folder so it sits alongside the other board support packages.

[www.hydraraptor.blogspot.com]
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 07:29AM
Ok, maybe that's where I went wrong. I'll redo it and see what happens. Thanks
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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 08:17AM
That has worked but now the bed will not stop when it hits the limit switch when I click home all. If the bed was in the middle and I click home all and use my finger the activate the limit switch, it stops. I've checked that the bed makes a a connection to the limit switch and that is fine. Any thoughts on what could be the problem?
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nophead
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 08:22AM
It stops when you press the switch but not when the carriage presses the switch? Can't explain that. Does the switch click when you push the carriage into it?

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danlad1631
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 08:25AM
Yes the switch does click when bed touches it. I didn't have this problem before I started all this, could it be a software issue?
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nophead
Re: Can't see Melzi W/ ATmega1284p 16mHz in arduino
June 17, 2015 08:44AM
If you are using the software from my github, then no as that is the same as you used before and the same as every other kit.

I don't understand how the switch can click and not make a connection when the bed hits it but does when you press it. Perhaps the solder joint is intermittent.

[www.hydraraptor.blogspot.com]
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