CliffStoll

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  • in reply to: touch screen automation #30747
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Yes – Windell’s spot on!

    Look on Amazon for “Universal Screen Metal Touch Stylus Pen” and aim the sponge side downwards towards the phone’s screen.

    I did this two years ago — ran a ground wire from the pen’s pocket clip over to the Axidraw chassis and was able to get it to draw on an iPad. It worked, although the project was kinda silly…

    in reply to: Axidraw Spring? #30682
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    I’m running the Coreless Servo on the Axidraw SE/A3 — sometimes I tie a couple pennies on the pen when I need more pressure for a ballpoint pen.

    Hmmm – Should I measure the servo current draw?

    in reply to: Bluetooth adapter for USB? #30627
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Ignore my post – Just realized that these USB dongles will only work on a host, not on a device. (The mac is a host; the axidraw is a device). For USB, hosts can’t connect to hosts; devices can’t connect to devices.

    in reply to: Walk Home ? #30572
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Yep, you caught me again! How’d I make that goof?

    Thanks from your all-too-error-prone axidraw addict!

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by CliffStoll.
    in reply to: Walk Home ? #30567
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Related question:

    In /manual/ mode, is there any way to speed up the motion?

    ad.options.mode = “manual”
    ad.options.speed_penup = 110 # nope, not for manual mode`
    ad.options.speed_penpendown = 110 # nope, not for manual mode`

    THANX!

    in reply to: Walk Home ? #30565
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Found the problem — you’re right.

    I had reset the system by just removing 9V power from the Axidraw. But I left the machine connected to the USB cable. *sigh*

    So:
    1) Before running the program, I pull the 9 volt power supply
    2) Remove the USB connection.
    3) Plug in both of these connectors.
    4) Now run the program. It works!

    in reply to: Walk Home ? #30564
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    How do I check the EBB firmware?

    Inkscape options are:
    This is AxiDraw Control version 3.7.0.
    Your AxiDraw Control software is up to date.

    Your AxiDraw has firmware version 2.8.1.
    Your firmware is up to date; no updates are available.

    Additional system information:
    3.10.4 (main, Apr 10 2022, 21:38:20) [Clang 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30)]
    Voltage readout: 7 (~ 0.51 V).
    Current setpoint: 542 (~ 0.99 A).

    in reply to: Firmware update fail? #30284
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Fixed.

    I was connecting from Mac Studio USB-C to Axidraw via an “active USB” cable. Replaced cable with ordinary USB cable. Update worked properly.

    Cheers,
    -Cliff

    in reply to: Axidraw with M1 Studio Mac? Works perfect! #29947
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Guess I should’a mentioned: the Studio Mac M1 is running MacOS 12.4, Monterey.

    The Inkscape software has always been speedy, but on the M1 it really zips along.

    in reply to: Layer that does not go home #29881
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    As usual, I’m confused.

    I’m following instructions on
    https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Axidraw_Software_Installation

    which downloads
    AxiDraw_Install_321.app
    That’s what I’ve installed.

    AxiDraw Command Line Interface 3.1.0
    AxiDraw Software 3.1.0

    Inkscape 1.1.2 (b8e25be8, 2022-02-05)

    in reply to: Layer that does not go home #29884
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    That did the trick, Windell — the report_position_script.py works properly.

    Many thanks, indeed!
    -Cliff

    in reply to: Layer that does not go home #29882
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    As usual, I’m confused.

    using instructions at wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Axidraw_Software_Installation

    I downloaded and installed AxiDraw_Install_321.app
    and also
    Update EBB.app
    and also
    Inkscape-1.1.2.dmg
    from Inkscape/Axidraw Control/Options/Config/apply
    I see this:
    This is AxiDraw Control version 3.2.1.
    Your AxiDraw Control software is up to date.

    Your AxiDraw has firmware version 2.8.0.
    Your firmware is up to date; no updates are available.

    Additional system information:
    3.8.5 (default, Sep 8 2020, 23:22:40)
    [Clang 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.17)]

    But from my bash cli script,
    axicli –version
    I see:
    AxiDraw Command Line Interface 3.1.0
    AxiDraw Software 3.1.0

    What should I be doing?

    in reply to: Layer that does not go home #29879
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    Just working on this and find that script

    report_pos_inch.py

    does, indeed, return the x,y position of the pen.

    However, when the script is run a second time (without any intervening motion), it returns 0,0

    Shouldn’t it return the same position?

    Thanx!
    -Cliff

    in reply to: Layer that does not go home #29798
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    *** MANY THANKS WINDELL ***

    Just got v 3.2.0 of Axidraw s/w and th latest Inkscape. Time to play!

    Cheers,
    -Cliff

    in reply to: Layer that does not go home #29776
    CliffStoll
    Participant

    And, I’m guessing, plot with –mode plot
    without specifying any layer?

    (I assume this will plot in bottom-to-top order as seen in the Inkscape layer sidebar)

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