hey, i have had a million and a half issue! i bought a used prusa mendel rep rap that was previously built by this douche in frisco. Anyways it turned out it was built wrong. I originally had all the software downloaded and working but the hunk-o-junk didn't work. now that its been nearly three months and I have learned (through trial and error and a booty load of online sources, forums, and reseby opwellness - General
that was a real good idea, but ya I just tried it and it didn't work.by opwellness - Reprappers
I haven't disconnected the usb cord at all. it doesn't have a problem recognizing the arduino when the ramps 1.4 is not plugged into the arduino. but for some reason ramps 1.4 completely shuts off both the connection and the LED on the arduino... Any other ideas of what it could be? My friend was over a couple weeks ago when I having the same problem on my other laptop and he thought it was theby opwellness - Reprappers
I bought a used reprap prusa mendel from craigslist, thinkin it was a great deal. It turns out that it has been a waste of time and money so far, but it also has made me feel like an idiot. I have gone through and wired the printer as the diagram shows on reprap.org, download all the software and uploaded the firmware... everything! I am actually surprised I made it this far. here is the problemby opwellness - Reprappers
would you happen to know how to fix the driver issues with arduino 0023 and windows 8? for some reason my computer recognizes the arduino mega 2560 but when I try to update the drivers, it cant update.by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
would you happen to know how to fix the driver issues with arduino0023 and windows 8?by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
the 18 pins on the top right corner the end stops are on the bottom two pins starting from right to left, skipping every other pin. how should they be? also, i had arduino 23 but the drivers aren't working on our new laptop. its got windows 8. does that have something to do with it?by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
here is another one.by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
here is a pic. im still doing something wrong still.by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
should I try to reupload the firmware cuz my buddy is saying that he thinks its trying to reference a file that I must not have.by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
ya when I disconnect the ramps board, it connects no problem. I uploaded the firmware today and it said everything was good. I set the configuration and everything. still no connection after the first one and definitely no motor activation.by opwellness - General Mendel Topics
hi, I just hooked up my prusa mendel. the first time I had no problem connecting but I couldn't get any of the the motors to work. I realized that I hadn't connected the whole bottom row of pins. so I connected them and now when I try to connect I get an error message "connecting... could not connect to com3 at baudrate 250000 serial error: could not connect to port com3 error2 system connot fiby opwellness - General Mendel Topics
I have been trying and trying, downloaded arduino 0022, arduino 0023, and arduino 1... I got the printer second hand and he said he built it using ramps 1.4. my computer is not recognizing the usb cable when I try to update the driver. it keeps saying that its an Ethernet cable. what am I doing wrong?by opwellness - Reprappers
hey, I bought my printer second hand. the guy I bought it from told me the it runs with ramps 1.4. anyways, every single arduino software(arduino0022, arduino 0023, and arduino 1) I try keeps having driver issues. im wondering if its because the dude already uploaded firmware on the arduino or if it has something to do with my computer. my computer recognizes the usb as an Ethernet cable, does thby opwellness - Reprappers
ya the device is recognized but as an Ethernet cable.by opwellness - Reprappers
I think I have gotten everything... except one! appreciate your help cuz it was super helpful, however I had already found a video on youtube saying pretty much the same thing. the driver keeps failing to update. did I hook it up wrong or is there just some sort of issue?by opwellness - Reprappers
I have not given up but I have to give in! I have NO IDEA what I'm doing and I need help setting up my rerap prusa mendel. I live in orange county California. I have been trying to get this printer working for three weeks now and I have no mechanical/technical abilities. PLEASE HELP!!!by opwellness - Reprappers
I heard that marlin is better. the problem is, I keep downloading ardiuno0023, sprinter, marlin, and many other files but have no idea where to go from there. I even found a "how to" video on what to do with arduino and marlin once they are both.... I don't even know how to say it, merged maybe. they keep ending up their own separate files and when I went to create the shortcut for arduino it saby opwellness - Reprappers
so I got a reprap prusa on craigslist after seeing a bunch of stuff on youtube. I have next to NO technical capabilities. after a bunch of research, talking to the previous owner, forums, and two weeks of my 500$ machine just sitting, I have downloaded WINGS, REPLICATOR G, The GITHUB program, PYTHON, and maybe a few other things with not a single change. My chicks dad is an electrician and I looby opwellness - Reprappers