Failure compiling arduino in firmware

Troubleshooting
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Truth be told I have been running the Maslow for a bit now and this was the first time I have tried updating gc and firmware. I never have had my arduino page from firmware compile correctly always gave a failure error message. This time it was this: Arduino: 1.8.5 (Windows 8), Board: “Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)”

C:\Users\The Merry Yeoman\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_Firmware-1.21.zip\Firmware-1.21\cnc_ctrl_v1\cnc_ctrl_v1.ino:36:20: fatal error: Maslow.h: No such file or directory

#include “Maslow.h”

                ^

compilation terminated.

exit status 1
Error compiling for board Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega 2560.

This report would have more information with
“Show verbose output during compilation”
option enabled in File -> Preferences.

I wonder why I was able to move forward before but this time what I am more concerned with is how to synchronize the firmware with gc. This is one reason why I hadn’t updated anything yet. Should I just load my old version of Ground control as I never had problems with it (that weren’t resolved)?

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Did you unzip the firmware file? I often do the unzip, and then accidently open the zip file instead of the unzipped version.

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The missing motor.h looks exactly what @Dustcloud mentioned. In the Arduino software you would see only one tab, instead of all modules

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In theory you don’t ever have to compile the firmware again. I got tired of seeing people struggle so I found a solution.

I do it for you -

I make a single download file with everything needed no matter what system you are using called Maslow Complete with each update I make a new file.

See this:

https://www.disciplesofcnc.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Site.PrecompiledFirmware

I hope that helps.

Thank you

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I agree people should not be required to compile the firmeware, but I also think
we need to make it easier to do so (possibly a video on doing this from
scratch??)

we want people to easily become developers, so we want to make the barrier to
entry as low as possible, not just provide pre-compiled binaries and leave it
hard to do.

(teach a man to fish…)

David Lang

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I haven’t ever tried to upload/compile firmware without failure. Does this even make sense? Finally, however, I opened Ground Control without the message that I was running the wrong firmware. It would be success except I did nothing different. I believe my computer problem + my lack of understanding is getting the better of me and my situation. I attempted to get some SketchUp files transferred from one computer that I have troubles with (before it crashed on me or something) and over to the other computer that gets caught in an infinite loop if I allow it to update. I was really hoping to be able to use SketchUp plans to cut something from the Maslow but don’t understand how to open what files.

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I also have been having trouble updating the firmware. I have quadruple checked that I am not trying to do it from within the zip folder.
The error messages are:
Arduino: 1.8.7 (Windows 10), Board: “Arduino/Genuino Uno”

sketch\System.cpp: In function ‘void setPWMPrescalers(int)’:

System.cpp:310:5: error: ‘TCCR3B’ was not declared in this scope

 TCCR3B &= ~prescalerEraser;   // this operation sets the three bits in TCCR3B to 0

 ^

System.cpp:311:5: error: ‘TCCR4B’ was not declared in this scope

 TCCR4B &= ~prescalerEraser;   // this operation sets the three bits in TCCR4B to 0

 ^

exit status 1
‘TCCR3B’ was not declared in this scope

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It doesn’t say failure but also doesn’t say complete or upload successful or something like that.

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Thanks! You alerted me to a new version of the Arduino IDE :grin:
I think the answer to your issue will be to choose ‘Arduino/Genuino Mega or Mega2560’ from the ‘Tools/Board’ menu. Give that a try…

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Thanks! I will give that a go!

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Arg! That was it! I thought I selected the correct one! Thanks again!

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I still do not know how to get past IDE 1.8.5

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You can download the latest version here.

Updates frequently break compatibility (say what you want about WinDoze but they mostly learned that one a lontime ago. Lots of MSDOS 1.0 programs still run), often best to wait a while before installing the latest blu^^^wonder, er, version

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I see above reference to 1.8.7.
I have downloaded 1.8.6.
I have extracted.
I’ve uploaded.
I’ve restarted.
I’ve been through this before and finally it synched up somehow. The problem with this scenario is that I don’t learn what to do differently in order that it go smoothly.
I believe my computer is messed up but would love if I were proven wrong so that I had some control over the results.