RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Electronics/Flashing tutorial

Welcome

The 'firmware' is a program loaded on the board fixed on the printer (Arduino or RAMBo). This program interprets the g-code commands send by the computer (using a g-code sender such as Pronterface) and turns them into electric signals to command the motors.

Flashing it consists in compiling this firmware from the source code on a computer and copying it on the board. Before compiling it, you will need to edit the source code to adapt the firmware to your printer.