by RetireeJay » 2016-Mar-Wed-14-Mar
This article from the Printrbottalk Wiki explains that you can use Arduino to compile, but not to flash:
http://www.printrbottalk.com/wiki/index ... are_Update The tool for flashing under Windows is Flip - which is a program created by Atmel (the maker of the CPU chip).
Also, there are other compilers. I like PlatformIO:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=10160. But I still use Flip, because PlatformIO hasn't lived up to its promise of uploading the firmware under Windows.
By the way, the "auto leveling" firmware ONLY corrects for a FLAT bed whose plane is not exactly parallel to the X-Y motion of the printhead. It doesn't correct for warp or bending on the bed. There have been many discussions of using more than 3 points, but I think that Mooselake nailed it when he said that even if 9 points allows you a "least squares best fit," the uncertainties are so small with 3-point leveling that using more is just a waste of time.
This article from the Printrbottalk Wiki explains that you can use Arduino to compile, but not to flash: http://www.printrbottalk.com/wiki/index.php?title=Firmware_Update The tool for flashing under Windows is Flip - which is a program created by Atmel (the maker of the CPU chip).
Also, there are other compilers. I like PlatformIO: http://www.printrbottalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=10160. But I still use Flip, because PlatformIO hasn't lived up to its promise of uploading the firmware under Windows.
By the way, the "auto leveling" firmware ONLY corrects for a FLAT bed whose plane is not exactly parallel to the X-Y motion of the printhead. It doesn't correct for warp or bending on the bed. There have been many discussions of using more than 3 points, but I think that Mooselake nailed it when he said that even if 9 points allows you a "least squares best fit," the uncertainties are so small with 3-point leveling that using more is just a waste of time.