Finally got all the pieces together and trying to go through an initial setup.
I have downloaded the latest firmware from the GitHub. When I upload that firmware I got the loading bar getting to 19 seconds and then it says I’m disconnected. I’m not sure if the firmware has actually been loaded and the loading bar was just inaccurate. I was able to load the other two files.
The hamburger in the top right says fluid nc fw 0.87 - I suppose this is the firmware version? Which would suggest that it actually has not loaded?
I believe there is some kind of error because when I go through the calibration process I keep on getting error. 3. In the log it will not save the extend distance in the setup config.
Maybe this is a problem because my yaml file is the new one and my firmware is the old one?
This sounds to me like an issue with updating the firmware from a version before 1.0 to after 1.0. Because of some big changes we made there, that update has to be done over a USB cable.
I followed the steps in the video. When I run the full install.bat. I get some very quick error messages in the CMD that say that it could not connect to a device because it found zero serial ports.
The error asked for development tools. Behind that error screen there was a pop-up that asked if I wanted to install python development tools. It is 16gb… I am working through this.
Python is installed, the Mac installer worked. It could be a symptom that that Windows computer was about 10 years old and not very supported through Windows anymore.
16 GB install for python but I believe it worked as now I’m able to save to the yaml file without any error in the belts are extending. I will now continue the calibration process!
It finally finished… Or at least a popup came up and said it had finished. The numbers were still calculating in the console even after the popup…
Didn’t feel right to me so I am redoing it.
I also came across this post - which detailed that the the Tr and Tl belts need to be tight before calibration - I don’t think mine were so I am redoing it.
Hopefully this time on a faster machine. Is there a rough overview of what I can do to increase accuracy while calibrating? Tightening specific belts? Is the fitness number supposed to be getting higher? What is an acceptable value?
Just means it’s better if you pull the M4 “down” against the TR & TL belts before starting config. Terminology is to keep it the same for vertical or horizontal modes. T stans for Top B for Bottom, TR=Top Right which makes more sense when mode is vertical.
I’ve now been able to complete two calibration cycles without an error.
How?
Before clicking on Calibrate I selected Apply Tension. In @bar’s video he describes the process to calibrate a horizontal bed. Doing exactly what he describes (repeatedly) I was never able to complete a calibration cycle. However, when I click Apply Tension after Extend All and before Calibrate, I was able to calibrate.
Perhaps it’s an important difference between 1.05 and 1.06?
