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Thanks. You are definitely right about configuration. Days of ready-to-go settings are long gone. As mentioned that worked for getting started with standard commercial printer kits but after the test cube stage life was not so simple. As you hint things do get a lot more tricky when we deviate into experimental setups. I suspect there will be another level of trial and error associated with d
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
New Chinese NEMA17 almost always available on Ebay for $8-$10 or much higher quality Matsushita etc refurbs for $5-$7 range. Last month me and a pal each picked up 5 for $35 shipped and that's WITH pulleys and hardware(see attached snapshot). Even cheaper bid or b.o. and of course generally from Aliexpress always 25%-30% lower because with no Paypal or Ebay fee. Another area not worth skimping
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Actually it wasn't luck so much as hard work from those generous souls who took time to configure, tune, and distribute firmware packages for the popular printer setups (thanks Rippa and Dboy). Fortunately an ad hoc standard seems to be emerging in these low cost kits from China (ie Geetech, Tarantuala, Sintron, etc). Leave it up to the Chinese to cut to the chase and boil down to economical,
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Marlin took me about 5 minutes to get running, most of which was download time. No file editing or configuration required to get a test cube printed. The only tuning was later on to turn down some A4988 pots for quieter operation. I did have previous experience with downloading the blink program which might account for our difference.
For hundreds if not thousands of 3d printer users it's simp
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Yes, phord has saved the day. I've discovered you can delete ALL directories if you copy the board and printer files out in the open. Like phord said any without .c which includes them all (or should I say NOT include ).
I have received confirmation of somebody else who was having trouble compiling ok now. Next step to see if the Geeetech hardware behaves. Then strip pins down to the minimu
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Quotephord
The quick fix for this is to delete the subfolders of the Teacup project which contain *.c files and try the build again. (I think these would be attic, simulator, extruder, and research).
Deleting folders made no sense to me at all but it does compile without errors now. I was expecting a lot more errors instead of fewer but surprise-surprise. I will try downloading to 2560/RAMPS
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
I appreciate you taking the time to step me through this and your patience with my inexperience.
Make does not seem to be available in my default path so a bit of a problem. When I get home this weekend there will be opportunity to install Python on my own PC and give Configtool method a try. It will not be a final solution for the current group but maybe a way point getting Teacup working wi
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
QuoteTraumflug
That's how Arduino IDE works. Before compilation, "everything" is copied to a temp folder, then stuff is compiled there. And yes, it's a limitation for more complex projects.
That does not align with my understanding of how the IDE, preprocessor, postprocessor, etc work. None of the other programs do anything important there until the end where obj and hex are generated. Lookin
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Ok so I see it is present in the Teacup Firmware folder too so a mystery why the compiler starts looking in Temp for dda&config_wrapper. Maybe something screwed up with the IDE. However other complex projects like Multiwii and Marlin still compile ok so something is different with Teacup. When I get a chance try the configtool thing on my own PC but that will take a few days. If that fails
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Will do. In fact I have already led a few of my real world buddies to this thread and we are working our way through. Due to school and work though it will probably take a couple weeks but worth is for the historical perspective.
Anyway the thermistor file fixed that problem but now I get:
C:\DOCUME~1\r\LOCALS~1\Temp\build4f7e3bd52d4eaa7c435ecabdc9c2e016.tmp\sketch\attic\accel_clock\dda.h:6:2
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
QuoteTraumflugthere is no "generic 100k table", properties of thermistors vary wildly. Comparison resistor (typically 4K7 or 1K) has a big influence, too.
In my experience there is little variation among the 10 cent parts (http://www.ebay.com/itm/331695101646?). Couple percent at most. even from different sources. As far as the resistor it seems 4.7k is default for RAMPS and a defacto standard
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
Thank you. Wiki was not clear to me on that. Now with:
#include "config/board.ramps-v1.3.h"
#include "config/printer.mendel.h"
I get:
C:\DOCUME~1\r\LOCALS~1\Temp\build4f7e3bd52d4eaa7c435ecabdc9c2e016.tmp\sketch\temp.c:39:29: fatal error: thermistortable.h: No such file or directory
I'm sure configtools is the solution to this problem but unfortunately I have no control over the Arduino only r
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future
I am attempting to organize building several ultra low cost 3d printers for local hackersace group. My only personal experience so far with generic Geetech/Folger type using Marlin and Repertier Host. Primary goal ATM is to replace mega2560 with Uno/Promini and search led me here. Only half way through this thread but mostly outdated or undecipherable techno jargon.
One constraint is requir
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paula
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Firmware - experimental, borrowed, and future