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== Hothead/printhead Values ==
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Let's not confuse flashing a version of firmware on a head with flashing new default values to a head. I know - I didn't come up with the terms.
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Once your head has the proper firmware version running on it, you want to be sure that the values for the head are correct. Please consult the pages for [[Cold and Warm Flow]] and [[Hot Flow]] for our recommended values, then adjust for your custom environment as needed, determined through trial and observation.
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To change the values, click on the arrow at the top right (next page) or the temperature display area at the top left (previous page) of the displayed data for that head. Edit values as appropriate, and then on the last page, RIGHT-CLICK on the '''Flash''' button and then confirm that you want to overwrite the previous defaults with these values.
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[[File:Headdata_mk1-250.png]]
  
 
== Motion Controller Firmware ==
 
== Motion Controller Firmware ==

Revision as of 14:33, 31 July 2018

New software will often require new firmware. New software packages always come with the latest firmware at the time the software was released; however, sometimes newer firmware is available.

There are two families of firmware; one for the heads, or STM-103 boards, and another for the motion controllers, or STM-427 / STM-407 boards.

Print Head / Hot Bed Firmware

For the STM-103 Boards. Consult the table below for the proper version. The wrong version WILL NOT WORK.

Video instructions for flashing the 103 (HH/HB) Controllers: https://youtu.be/yM8QMZBTb4o

  1. Launch Repetrel ( C:\Repetrel\bin\Repetrel.exe ).
  2. Go to File > Update Firmware > Motion Controller
  3. Select the latest .dfu file for your machine from the table above.
  4. Your printer should show as "CONNECTED" in the firmware utility. If it is not:
    1. Access the Motion Controller.
    2. Change the vertical switch to BOOT CONFIG (away from the vertical switch).
    3. Reset the motion controller (small button left of the LED).
    4. You should now be CONNECTED.
  5. Click "Program" - the process takes a few seconds.
  6. IF you had to change the switch, change it back and reset the motion controller.
  7. You are done.

You should not have to flash new firmware on any heads, although some values have changed; please see the charts at Cold and Warm Flow and Hot Flow for details.


Firmware Listing
Filament Heads Firmware
MK1-250 _FIL_250_PLAT_1A.hex
MK1-250 with red RTDs (from 2013, 2014) _FIL_250_RED_235A.hex
MK2-250 _FIL_250_PLAT_1A.hex
MK1-450 _FIL_450_45A.hex
Emulsion-Type Heads Firmware
All Emulsion-type Heads (including mixing heads) _TUBES_35K.hex
With COD or Clench Valve tied to Printing Moves Only _TUBES_49V.hex
Laser Heads Firmware
Diode Lasers on Repetrel v2.x _LASER_R2_234.hex
Diode and CO2 Lasers on Repetrel v3.x _LASER_R3_PWM_6L.hex
Spindle Tools Firmware
Spindle Tools (1- and 3- Phase) _DrillMill_2.3.hex
Inkjet Heads Firmware
Inkjet Headss (Heat- and Piezo- based) _INKJET_6E.hex

Hothead/printhead Values

Let's not confuse flashing a version of firmware on a head with flashing new default values to a head. I know - I didn't come up with the terms.

Once your head has the proper firmware version running on it, you want to be sure that the values for the head are correct. Please consult the pages for Cold and Warm Flow and Hot Flow for our recommended values, then adjust for your custom environment as needed, determined through trial and observation.

To change the values, click on the arrow at the top right (next page) or the temperature display area at the top left (previous page) of the displayed data for that head. Edit values as appropriate, and then on the last page, RIGHT-CLICK on the Flash button and then confirm that you want to overwrite the previous defaults with these values.

Headdata mk1-250.png

Motion Controller Firmware

For the STM-429 and STM-407 Boards

Video instructions for flashing the 103 (HH/HB) Controllers: https://youtu.be/yM8QMZBTb4o

Firmware Listing
Printer Model Repetrel Version Firmware
All Hydra Models (3-, 4- and 5- axis) Repetrel 3.07x Hydra 3.07x
Engine, High Resolution Repetrel 3.07x Hydra 3.07x
System 30M (and earlier Systems) Repetrel 3.07x Hyrel 3.07x
Repetrel 2.865 Version 2.414
Engine, Standard Resolution Repetrel 3.07x Hyrel 3.07x
Repetrel 2.865 Version 2.414