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GRBL questions
Dawai:
There are two ways to download a arduino, one using the Arduino IDE software, load the file, click "compile" (top left) then if successful, click upload.. (after you select the right arduino board and com port) it will dump the file into the arduino by the "usb com port driver" to the arduino.
THE other way involves a direct hex dump to the arduino.. which I have not figured out yet either.. This is more C-programming like burning a Chip in a socket for a "vehicle upgrade", a actual avr programmer without the USER interface, which simplifies it all...
But.. the direct method makes a cleaner, faster running program on the arduino.. and I am missing out it looks like by not knowing how.. No matter how much I stuff into my head, I will never know enough..
gerritv:
Dawai, use Xloader. It doesn't require messing about with source code. Other options are described here: https://github.com/grbl/grbl/wiki/Flashing-Grbl-to-an-Arduino
geoff_p:
Woweeeeeeeeeeeee!
At long-last I have "risked" uploading the GRBL v0.9 to the Arduino, using X-loader. That worked, and is recognised by GRBL Controller on 119200 baud (which I have been using up to now, on 9600 baud.)
Sent a file and watched my table move in X;Y;Z.
Found, and installed, Gerrit's GrblPanel, connected it to the com-port, et voila!
Thanks Gerrit. :beer: All your help is much appreciated and I do rather like your Panel.
Especially like your STOP, which works quickly, unlike the Controller, which let the Arduino plod-on executing a few (quite-a-few) more command paragraphs/blocks.
I've been cutting 76mm-dia pockets in hot-rolled steel so the feed-rate has been quite slow. When I spot a mistake/booboo I want the confounded machine to Stop. Now! Not tomorrow or next Wednesday.
Now all I have to do is set-up the umpteen parameters in Grbl0.9, which could take this old brain a while to figure-out.
Geoff
gerritv:
Awesome, glad it is all working for you.
Gerrit
vtsteam:
Hmmmm, stop doesn't stop in Grbl Controller?
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