The method that was planned with the first firmwares works like ping-pong. The next decision is, how to send data to the firmware. For all other firmwares, the ASCII communication is used. You can leave this on “Autodetect”, which will automatically switch to binary format if Repetier-Firmware is detected.

Less computation time needed for the firmware to parse the data.

The Repetier-Firmware also supports a binary format. All supported firmwares work in ASCII mode.

The transfer protocol determines, how the host will communicate with the printer. Stopbits and parity are correct for 99,9% of the printer, so leave them untouched. Then select the baud rate entered into the firmware. At the opening of the window, all available ports were scanned and added to the list. In “Port” you select the port, where your printer is connected. In this first tab, you set how to connect with your printer. These can be changed in the g-code editor, which is described in a different chapter. In addition to this, for each configuration a start/end/pause/kill and five user defines scripts are stored with configuration. The new printer will start with the same settings as the last selected printer.īelow the drop down box you see four tabs with most off the data stored with the printer configuration. To create a new printer press the “Add”-button and give it a new name. At the start you have only the default printer.

You will see a window like this:Īt the top you see a drop down box, with the currently selected printer. If you have uploaded the firmware to your printer, the driver is already installed.Ĭlick on the “Printer settings” button in the toolbar. Some printer need special driver to access the device, so make sure the drivers are also installed. Make sure your printer is connected and enabled. The next step should be, to configure your printer so you can connect your computer with the host. If you are not questioned for an update directly, go to the menu and run “Help”->”Check for updates”. The software comes with an automatic updater since version 0.32. If you have a zip package, unzip it and drag the application on your programs folder. It comes either as zip package or as pkg installer. Go to the download page and fetch the latest version for your os. Some printer boards need a driver, like the FTDI driver, for the serial connection. You need a Macintosh computer with OS X 10.8 or higher running in 64 bit mode.

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