Comments on: Safer vectors http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/ drawing by robot Mon, 14 May 2018 00:33:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.7 By: sandy http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/#comment-779 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:57:51 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=294#comment-779 The processing code and the arduino code are entirely separate beasts, there is no shared code or anything between the two.

The controller (Processing) code needs geomerative and controlp5, but you _don’t_ need those if you are using the precompiled binaries.

The server (arduino) code requires the AFMotor and AccelStepper libaries. There isn’t any precompiled version of the server code. Those libraries will need to be put into your Arduino1.0/libraries folder.

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By: Snyper Bob http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/#comment-778 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:25:39 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=294#comment-778 Thanks Sandy,

I know I needed to download the two libraries when running everything ‘manually’ via Processing. Do I still need to download the two libraries when running your pre-compiled binaries? ie…’polargraphcontroller 1.1.2 windows 32′?

If so, where do I need to put the library files for the pre-compiled binaries? Would it be in:
polargraphcontroller 1.1.2 windows 32\lib ?

Thanks you, sorry I still am learning about Processing and how its files are used.

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By: sandy http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/#comment-777 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:48:23 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=294#comment-777 Exactly Bob, the server is the firmware for the arduino. Also referred to as the embedded code. The most recent version can always be got directly from the code repository at http://code.google.com/p/polargraph/source/browse/#svn%2Fembedded%2Ftrunk. You do need to download the two libraries: AFMotor and AccelStepper, there’s links on http://www.instructables.com/id/Polargraph-Drawing-Machine/step8/Electronics-Arduino/, but otherwise it’s straightforward to update the arduino code. It doesn’t need to be done often, but it’s a good idea to be able to do it.

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By: Snyper Bob http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/#comment-776 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:16:31 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=294#comment-776 Hi Sandy,

I am just waiting for my 3d printed gears to arrive from Ponoko. They sent me an email that they are in the mail. I wanted to get your latest version of code up and running.

I downloaded polargraphcontroller 1.1.2 from the code repository. It runs great

My question to you is, where do I get the sketch to load onto my Arduino, that talks to the controller? I’m guessing the ‘controller’ is the software that runs on the PC, and ‘server’ is the sketch that runs on the Arduino?

I have a file called “polargraph_server_a1.ino” on my machine from an older version of your software. Is that the correct version sketch to work with controller 1.1.2?

Thank you!

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By: sandy http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/#comment-746 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:43:48 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=294#comment-746 Glad it fixed your problem Matt, thanks for being a patient guinea pig!

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By: Matt http://www.polargraph.co.uk/2012/02/safer-vectors/#comment-742 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:51:56 +0000 http://www.polargraph.co.uk/?p=294#comment-742 You are amazing. I’m drawing my 3rd TSP art now. It’s working great. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this.
Matt

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