Version 0.3.4 of CS1 Host software released - fix for "stuck on RED screen" bug!

[Hradec]

http://chemshapes.googlecode.com/files/CS1_Host_v0.3.4.zip

let me known how this one goes! 

-H

[Hradec]

by the way, this latest version should have the basic axis print movement fully functional with our CS1 Shield prototype. Let me known if you run into any trouble!

-H

[TJ.]

I have tried release 0.3.4 on my WIN 7 with NVIDEA And work like a charm.

Model upload works,stl and  .obj., Jogging works,layer thickness work,stepper motor speed works,slicing works, red screen don't get stuck anymore. !...steppers run smooth.Yeah! ...But best of all the interface is just so smooth and beautifull guys,And to print in realtime is going to be wonderful guys!.

The rest of the features we will develop on as the need arise .

For now , this is a mouth full for anyone  to chew on, Espacially starting at scracth at the electronics end of it. We will let the hardware catch up now.....good job ROBERTO!...You saved  the day!!( as usual again) .

TJ-

[Fog]

Yup it works, slicing works ok but i´m getting smaller pictures then
it should, about 10mm short then the real parts dimensions on a 110mm
long part. x and y smaller. it won´t upload the firmware to my mega
1280 board.can you add a option to change the boundrate to 57k or
lower? i thing my mega 1280 does not like 115000.
tried on xp, ati radeon hd5670

[Hradec]

Currently the firmware upload button only works with Mega 2560. There's a different setup in the upload command line for the Mega 1280, but I'm still trying to find a reliable way to detect the arduino type automatically.

You can check the state of this issue here:
http://code.google.com/p/chemshapes/issues/detail?id=13

On the issue page, you'll find that one of our forum members, Martin, was able to create a custom command line to upload the firmware to an Arduino Mega 1280. The custom command is:

avrdude -D -C firmware/avrdude/avrdude.conf -q -p atmega1280 -P %s -c arduino -b 57600 -U flash:w:firmware/bin/firmware.hex:i

Although he was running this on linux, it should also work in windows, but it would require you to run a CMD shell and run the following adapted command line, from the "CS1 Host" folder:

firmware\avrdude\win32\avrdude.exe -D -C firmware\avrdude\avrdude.conf -q -p atmega1280 -P COM3: -c arduino -b 115200 -U flash:w:firmware\bin\firmware.hex:i

You should actually replace the "COM3:" serial by the port were your arduino is connected to.

make sense?


-H
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[William Janicke]

Do you need a special serial cable to run/ and upload the firmware, or
does the 2650 use usb?


Thanks,
Will

[Orson Yeap]

There still don't have the electronic component for sell??

[Hradec]

You can use the standard arduino usb cable!!
If you plug the arduino in your windows and it asks for a driver, point it to the host software folder/firmware/avrdude/win32/drivers/  folder. All the arduino drivers are there!
After installing the driver, run the host software and it should pick up the serial port of your arduino automatically (or you may have to select from the popup menu if you have more than one serial port)
-H