Binary Construct

Here is a simple gcode generator to test out some settings on your reprap/repstrap if you are having trouble getting skeinforge working. This only has a few settings (layer height, extrusion width and speed) and will make either a open-top cube or cylinder.

 Keep in mind when using this, it is just testing software and some quick scripts to see if your machine works at all. It is not intended to make high quality prints or complex objects.

You may wish to adjust the temp settings of the output (just search and replace all the M104 SXXX T0 lines with XXX = to *C of the temp you want). Some of the setting, like the warmup/cooldown I borrowed from skeinforg. Some of the gcode might need to be cleaned up (line breaks before M commands) or you can fix it in the source.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/binaryconstruct/files/RepRap/

The Generation 3 electronics have been fully assembled and tested and are now mounted to the McWire bot. Here is the full build! It took about an hour to cut, drill and hook up all the new electronics.

The McWire bot is up and running again-this time with g-code support! As a test, I sketched out a NEMA 17 motor mount and wrote the gcode to cut it out from a sheet of acrylic. It was actually easier than I though it would be. There are really only a couple codes needed to drive a McWire with a dremel tool attached as a milling head.

The following are the primary codes used:

• G0  - Move to Cartesian coordiantes fast

• G1 - Move to Cartesian coords. precise

• G3/G4 - Draw an arc(CW and CCW)

If you want to use the Sanguino on the motherboard for anything other than the RepRap firmware, you can do one of the following.

Last night I tested the stepper driver and the motherboard and it works! (Turn your sound on)