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13 Making printer ready for operation. (30 – 60 mins)
The software used to control the printer is open source. It is available for different platforms. This manual currently only covers the
WINDOWS version of the print software. For other platforms, guides should be available on the internet.
The software installation is split up in two steps.
Step 1: Firmware installation
Step 2: Printer software
Step 3:
13.1 Firmware installation
Go to the FelixPrinters
http://www.felixprinters.com/support.html
This step requires the following software:
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Arduino, platform to upload firmware to the printer.
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FELIX firmware for RAMPS 1.4,(check the revision of the printer). Contains printer settings for correct operation of your Felix printer.
Steps to upload new firmware to the FelixPrinter
1.
Make sure the power cable of the power supply is disconnected!!!
2.
Plug in the USB cable into the RAMPS electronics and do the following:
a.
Check switching vane operation: Make sure the black slots of the opto sensors are free. Move the switching fanes over them by
moving all the axes by hand. If the lights go out, the opto's are installed correctly.
3.
When the USB cable was plugged in Windows will normally automatically install the correct drivers. If this is not the case then download
drivers from here:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm.
a.
Go to start->right-click on "Computer"-> click properties -> in left pane click ''Device Manager''
b.
Note what COM-port is present. If there are more than one COM ports available unplug the RAMPS USB cable, and re-plug it
again. Check what port number is appearing and disappearing. This port number will be used for the next step.
4.
Start Arduino software
It should look like this:
info@felixprinters.com
www.felixprinters.com
and follow the download links to get all the required software.
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