47 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
47 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
Eggduino
|
|
====
|
|
|
|
Arduino Firmware for Eggbot / Spherebot with Inkscape-Integration
|
|
|
|
Version 1.2
|
|
|
|
Regards: Eggduino-Firmware by Joachim Cerny, 2014
|
|
|
|
Thanks for the nice libs ACCELSTEPPER and SERIALCOMMAND, which made this project much easier. Thanks to the Eggbot-Team for such a funny and enjoyable concept! Thanks to my wife and my daughter for their patience. :-)
|
|
|
|
Features:
|
|
|
|
- Implemented Eggbot-Protocol-Version 2.1.0
|
|
- Turn-on homing: switch-on position of pen will be taken as reference point.
|
|
- No collision-detection!!
|
|
- Supported Servos: At least one type ;-) I use Arduino Servo-Lib with TG9e- standard servo.
|
|
- Full Arduino-Compatible. I used an Arduino Uno
|
|
|
|
Tested and fully functional with Inkscape.
|
|
|
|
Installation:
|
|
|
|
- Upload Eggduino.ino with Arduino-IDE or similar tool to your Arudino (i.e. Uno)
|
|
- Disable Autoreset on Arduinoboard (there are several ways to do this... Which one does not matter...)
|
|
- Install Inkscape Tools wit Eggbot extension. Detailed instructions: (You yust need to complete Steps 1 and 2) http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Installing_software
|
|
|
|
- Because of an bug in the Eggbot-extension (Function findEiBotBoards()), the Eggduino cannot be detected by default. Hopefully, the guys will fix this later on. But we can fix it on our own.
|
|
It is quiete easy:
|
|
|
|
Go to your Inkscape-Installationfolder and navigate to subfolder .\App\Inkscape\share\extensions open File "eggbot.py" in texteditor and search for: "self.svgSerialPort" around row 1348
|
|
Replace "self.svgSerialPort" in "line serialPort = self.testSerialPort( self.svgSerialPort )" with your COM-port-number.
|
|
COM1 is 0
|
|
COM2 is 1
|
|
COM3 is 2 etc....
|
|
|
|
example:
|
|
So if your arduino / eggduino is located at COM3 it should look like:
|
|
"line serialPort = self.testSerialPort(2)"
|
|
|
|
Todos and Feature-Wishlist:
|
|
|
|
- collision control via penMin/penMax
|
|
- implement homing sequence via microswitch or optical device
|
|
- implement hardware-button , EGGBOT-Guys call it "PRG-Button"
|
|
|