printrbot/firmwareupdatr

Printrbot Firmware Updater for Mac OS X

FirmwareUpdatr

Printrbot Firmware Updater for Mac OS X

NOTE: If you just want the pre-built app, get it from http://www.printrbottalk.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:PxT

Build Requirements:

• Platypus: http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus
  Install the GUI app and also the command-line tool (from within the app's Preferences window)

• cocoaDialog: http://mstratman.github.io/cocoadialog/
  This must be installed in /Applications, a copy will be bundled into the finished app

• dfu-programmer: http://dfu-programmer.sourceforge.net
  A copy is provided along with this script and will be bundled into the finished app

• Xcode command line tools (make, gcc, etc.): https://developer.apple.com/xcode/

Build Process:

• Build the dfu-programmer binary and libraries:
  cd dfu ; ./build.sh
• Edit the build-firmware-app.sh script if necessary to adjust the version number and path to your dfu files
• ./build-firmware-app.sh
  The app will be built and written into the current directory

firmwareupdatr's Issues

Erase eeprom upon flashing firmware not from menu

this is useful if one is using their own hex and version of Marlin or whatever firmware. My printrboard won't connect to any hosts due to invalid eeprom because it still has the custom gcode from the printrbot fork of marlin in its eeprom.

Fails to flash board

For the PrintrBot firmware uploader, on OSX, I can not get it to flash new firmware, the app gives me this “error”

Error!

Unable to flash new firmware. Please check your Printrbot Plus connections and then restart this app to try again.

/bin/sh -c export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/USERNAME/Applications/pbFU.app/Contents/Resources/app/resources/dfu-programmer/lib; /Users/USERNAME/Applications/pbFU.app/Contents/Resources/app/resources/dfu-programmer/bin/dfu-programmer at90usb1286 erase

When I try to run the commands directly in terminal:

COMPUTER:~ USERNAME$ /bin/sh -c export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/USERNAME/Applications/pbFU.app/Contents/Resources/app/resources/dfu-programmer/lib; /Users/USERNAME/Applications/pbFU.app/Contents/Resources/app/resources/dfu-programmer/bin/dfu-programmer at90usb1286 erase
export Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render="/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.m6Ri56AaVU/Render"
export HOME="/Users/USERNAME"
export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
export LOGNAME="USERNAME"
export OLDPWD
export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/bin:/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin"
export PWD="/Users/USERNAME"
export SHELL="/bin/bash"
export SHLVL="2"
export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.CYO98bVaKW/Listeners"
export TERM="xterm-256color"
export TERM_PROGRAM="Apple_Terminal"
export TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION="400"
export TERM_SESSION_ID="1933819F-413A-43BE-85F7-022645F7EF83"
export TMPDIR="/var/folders/zz/gv_3yc454kj99slpdf4zv6sh0000gn/T/"
export USER="USERNAME"
export XPC_FLAGS="0x0"
export XPC_SERVICE_NAME="0"
export _="/bin/sh"
dyld: Library not loaded: /Users/mick/Downloads/FirmwareUpdatr-master/dfu/lib/libusb-1.0.0.dylib
  Referenced from: /Users/USERNAME/Applications/pbFU.app/Contents/Resources/app/resources/dfu-programmer/bin/dfu-programmer
  Reason: image not found
Abort trap: 6
COMPUTER:~ USERNAME$ 

I’m not 100% certain, but it appears that the dfu-programmer may be hard-linked to the developer’s computer? I didn’t want to dive too deep in to the app to figure out if something else was going on, but thought I’d mention this as a potential bug.

Beta Rev 3.0- dfu device not detected Mac OS 10.9.5

I'm trying to use your Beta version 3.0 of your Firmware updater on my mac. (I couldn't find where to post my question on PXT user page on the Printrbot Wiki: http://www.printrbottalk.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:PxT
The previous version that was released Jan 2014 the USB works fine, but on my simple Metal there appears to be an issue with the auto leveling probe/ z-axis... so I wanted to try the Beta 3.0, but can't get past the USB driver.

Not sure if anyone else has had this, but there may be an issue with the MacOS USB on 10.9.5

No support for Printrbot Simple Metal

The updater doesn't have support for the Printrbot Simple Metal yet. This can cause users to get confused and flash the firmware for the Simple and end up in a bad state.

myterm.py fails on import call

The myterm.py script currently fails on line 22:

PROGRESS:75
Flashing new firmware
Validating...
115216 bytes used (93.76%)
PROGRESS:90
Writing EEPROM parameters
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./dfu/bin/myterm.py", line 22, in <module>
    import serial
ImportError: No module named serial

Done
PROGRESS:100

Checking the script, it does indeed make a call to import serial on line 22. However, serial is provided by the pyserial library, which is not installed by default.