Re: Digest for vintage-makerbot@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

[David Weier]

In regards to what Dan was saying:

 "You need to find out what firmware & version of said firwmare is installed
in the printer. Knowing that, you should then be able to determine what version
of RepG to use. Unfortunately, unless the bot has a Gen 4 LCD interface, you
cannot tell without connecting (successfully) over USB and talking to it.
Short of that, you just then need to install a known firmware."

You could attempt to download an older version of Replicator G and see if it communicates. When I started with my Thingomatic Hardware (approx sept of 2012) I was using Replicator G v29. I know that when you move up in versions it requires that you update the firmware, but I do not know why, Dan could probably answer that question better than I. But, I would give a few older versions of Replicator G a try and see if that communicates. (I have v29 working on a windows 7 pro computer so it should work on yours)

http://code.google.com/p/replicatorg/downloads/list

Keep asking questions and you'll get it up and running.

Dave

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Thing-O-Matic connection issues, both on Ubuntu and Windows 7 Enterprise..

Carl Myrland <carl.m...@gmail.com>: Apr 28 02:28PM -0700 A friend of mine gave me a Thing-o-Matic that he used some time ago, and the only premise for him to give it to me was that I didn't ask him about any problems I might have.. Which now seems to me was a sneaky way of saying "it doesn't work", but hey. I might be wrong..   So, I've tried to connect to the thingomatic from to different computers: One running W7E, the other running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Neither are able to connect with the Arduino board.   Well, the Ubuntu one apparently has a 64-bit java issue which causes ReplicatorG to crash. See pastebin for more info. http://pastebin.com/1ed9vQbq I did find a post proposing a solution here: https://github.com/makerbot/ReplicatorG/issues/274, but I can't get it to work. I am unable to find the RXTXCommDriver.java he's talking about in my Ubuntu 14.04 setup.. If anybody wants to help out, I'd be very grateful.   However, my biggest issue is to get the ToM working with my W7E computer, as I am a teacher and want to use the printer at school during the next few weeks.. When I connect the ToM to the computer it initially fails to install the correct USB to serial port-driver, but I've found a fix for that. When I start ReplicatorG it tries to connect to the printer, but I only get this output:   [21:34:24] Connecting to machine using serial port: COM4 [21:34:27] Read timed out. [21:34:27] Packet timed out! [21:34:32] Read timed out. [21:34:32] Packet timed out! [21:34:32] No connection; trying to pulse RTS to reset device. [21:34:37] Read timed out. [21:34:37] Packet timed out! [21:34:37] Unable to connect to firmware. [21:35:07] IOException retrieving version file at http://download.replicat.org/updates.xml <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.replicat.org%2Fupdates.xml&h=gAQH0USxv&enc=AZN-YOMgMNNEbXApNmqGwJ7yULnHmBch33ths_CY0jSTjYNJxnh7mfcUNCNYYBjYFhVlr2q6bZhbQWL5XHs64awu6H6vQcWR3F8OhnZHm-YNn7pW1kOk9gDIGRfk_e8DCHNlXcnf0CZMXRVQV39UJRaMJLvweBW_XC9AqYd1sNENTw&s=1>   I've read about people having this problem but still being able to flash the arduino, but when I try to flash it ReplicatorG just freezes. avrdude starts as a background process, but nothing happens. The only thing I can do is to unplug the USB cable, close ReplicatorG, reconnect the printer and start ReplicatorG again... But I'm kinda stuck here. I really have no idea about Arduinos, 3D-printers, Makerbot or anything. I just want to get this thing working, but it seems like all the support forums are dead.   Oh, and I'm curious: When I connect the printer to the computer, a red LED starts flashing a steady pulse, like one blink every two seconds or so. When I try to flash the device, it starts blinking with five quick flashes in a row, a short pause, then five new flashes, etc. Can somebody tell me what the different LED signals mean? I've tried to google it, but found nothing.   Anyone?

Dan Newman <dan.n...@mtbaldy.us>: Apr 28 02:53PM -0700 On 28/04/2015 2:28 PM, Carl Myrland wrote: > https://github.com/makerbot/ReplicatorG/issues/274, but I can't get it to > work. I am unable to find the RXTXCommDriver.java he's talking about in my > Ubuntu 14.04 setup.. If anybody wants to help out, I'd be very grateful.   If you download a RepG distro from replicat.org or the Sailfish Thing at thingiverse.com, it comes with its own JVM and should use that JVM if you run the executable out of the folder it came packaged up in. That should avoid the 64bit java problem.   > [21:35:07] IOException retrieving version file at > http://download.replicat.org/updates.xml > <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.replicat.org%2Fupdates.xml&h=gAQH0USxv&enc=AZN-YOMgMNNEbXApNmqGwJ7yULnHmBch33ths_CY0jSTjYNJxnh7mfcUNCNYYBjYFhVlr2q6bZhbQWL5XHs64awu6H6vQcWR3F8OhnZHm-YNn7pW1kOk9gDIGRfk_e8DCHNlXcnf0CZMXRVQV39UJRaMJLvweBW_XC9AqYd1sNENTw&s=1>   You need to find out what firmware & version of said firwmare is installed in the printer. Knowing that, you should then be able to determine what version of RepG to use. Unfortunately, unless the bot has a Gen 4 LCD interface, you cannot tell without connecting (successfully) over USB and talking to it. Short of that, you just then need to install a known firmware.   > I've read about people having this problem but still being able to flash > the arduino, but when I try to flash it ReplicatorG just freezes. avrdude > starts as a background process, but nothing happens.   Getting the timing right for pushing the RESET button on the motherboard AND starting the firmware download is very tricky on Windows. It's easier on a Mac (IMO). Issue on Windows, is that Windows jumps through too many hoops instantiating the USB device after the RESET button press. In the meantime, the AVR has started the bootloader and the 2s clock is ticking on the timing window to start the download.   > start ReplicatorG again... But I'm kinda stuck here. I really have no idea > about Arduinos, 3D-printers, Makerbot or anything. I just want to get this > thing working, but it seems like all the support forums are dead.   And you do want the bot powered on when you attempt to do firmware downloads.   > Oh, and I'm curious: When I connect the printer to the computer, a red LED > starts flashing a steady pulse, like one blink every two seconds or so.   That's normal. Other patterns (e.g., two blinks on, pause, two blinks on, etc.) is not normal.   > in a row, a short pause, then five new flashes, etc. Can somebody tell me > what the different LED signals mean? I've tried to google it, but found > nothing.   Doing the reset caused some garbage characters in the buffer of the USB chip to be received by the main Arduino processor. That was then perceived as a bogus received command and so ERR_HOST_PACKET_MISC was signalled (5 flashes).   Dan

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