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Renaud11232 / OctoPrint-Marlin-Flasher

Arduino/Marlin firmware flasher for OctoPrint
MIT License
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I'm lost #8

Closed mark-hahn closed 5 years ago

mark-hahn commented 5 years ago

The plugin UI on my octoprint doesn't seem to match anything shown in the readme for this repo. This is what I see ...

Marlin Flasher Settings
Path to arduino-cli
Sketch .ino
Maximum sketch size 20 MB  *requires restart
Renaud11232 commented 5 years ago

Hello,

The page you see is the settings page. Where you can set up the path where you installed arduino-cli. The name of the sketch .inofile. and the maximum upload file size. This page is located under Settings > Marlin Flasher.

The main page of the plugin is accessible via the main screen of octoprint's UI. It should be a tab located after the Temperature, Control, GCode Viewer and Terminal tabs.

Let me know if it helped so I can mark this as solved.

maxlinux2000 commented 5 years ago

Hello, I'm trying to make it work, and I've installed arduino-cli in / usr / local / bin (the version for arm 32bit)

root @ orangepipc: ~ # ls / usr / local / bin / arduino-cli /usr/local/bin/arduino-cli And set up this path in the configuration.

My demo board pc is OrangePi PC with armbian5.75 (ubuntu 18.04) and work just fine with the last octoprint stable version (Version 1.3.10)

But now I do not know what I have to do ...

I have assumed that I have to compile on my laptop with arduino-ide and save the .hex file (Marlin.ino.mega.hex in my case) I have uploaded this file with Marlin Flasher, a message tells me that it has been uploaded successfully, but then it does not appear anywhere. That I have to do?

What we really need is a mini-tutorial that explores how to install and configure the plugin

maxlinux2000 commented 5 years ago

I also tried to upload the sketch compressed in Marlin's .zip (1.1.9 bufix for gt2560) which is the same one I'm using in my 3d printer. I compressed the Marlin folder in Marlin.zip, I upload the file, a green message comes out that tells me that the Marlin.ino has been successfully uploaded, but then it does not appear in the list below.

Where am I wrong?

Renaud11232 commented 5 years ago

Hello,

Sorry if some things are unclear I wrote the plugin so for me everything was obvious when writing the README. So I'll make a first answer here and then I'll try to update the README file and maybe create a wiki (never tried before on github) to make things more clear. With a step by step guide/tutorial as you suggested or something similar.

Anyway I'll try to make a summary on how I designed the plugin and how it's meant to be used.

The plugin is split in two pages:

The flashing process goes as follows:

  1. Upload your .hex/.zip file in the Sketch section of the main page
  2. In order to be able to sucessfully flash your board you will first need to install the required tools and board definitions.These are named cores in arduino-cli. This is done through the Cores section. There you can search for cores to install (or remove). arduino-cli does NOT come with the basic boards preinstalled. So even the Arduino Mega 2560 won't be installed until you manually install it. To install them search for Arduino and install the arduino:avr core.
  3. You might also need to install some libraries in order to sucessfully compile the firmware. This is done the same way you install the cores but through the Libraries section.
  4. Select the appropriate board in the Flash section.
  5. If the selected board requires it, select other board options. They should appear right under the board selection
  6. Hit the Flash button and wait.

If your board/libraries are not available, you can also install them in ~/Arduino/libraries for the libraries and ~/Arduino/hardware for the boards, the same way you would install them on Arduino IDE.

If I understood you problem corectly it seems there are no cores installed as you cannot select the board. If you usually compile for an Arduino Mega 2560, installing the arduino:avr core as described above should be enough.

I hope it made things a bit more clear, if not feel free to come back for help.

Renaud11232 commented 5 years ago

As I now have pushed an updated readme with a link to the wiki i will close this issue. If you see any problem with the wiki, feel free to open a new issue. I hope it will help you and other people that might have problems figuring out how the plugin works :)

maxlinux2000 commented 5 years ago

Hello, I am trying to follow the document, but there is something missing according to my opinion. Look at the video that I recorded, please

https://youtu.be/jqR1gmkNxuQ

tnx

Renaud11232 commented 5 years ago

Looking at the video you sent, it seems everything is configured properly however it looks like you didn't install any core. First of all can you try to install the arduino:avr core. To do so, go in the Cores section. in the search field type in arduino and hit the Search button. After a few seconds it should come with a list similar to this one Search result

Once you have that, click on the install button (the one with the little download icon) on the line where it says arduino:avr in the ID field (The order of the search results can change). This should take a bit of time depending on your connection speed and SD card speed.

Once that is installed you should now have all the Arduino/Genuino boards available. This process is documented now on the wiki

Did that solve the problem ?

FrancYescO commented 5 years ago

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Renaud11232 commented 5 years ago

@FrancYescO check #2