From a7a75b55d9f73ee3a757ad59ecb8f88585b760dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brendan Erwin Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:21:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] stupid paste issue fixed --- README.md | 83 ------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 83 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2c2ab6e..b0e2fe1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,22 +1,3 @@ -This is a python-based host software for reprap printers, in various forms. - -Printrun consists of printcore, pronsole and pronterface, and a small collection of helpful scripts. - -printcore.py is a library that makes writing reprap hosts easy -pronsole.py is an interactive command-line host software with tabcompletion goodness -pronterface.py is a graphical host software with the same functionality as pronsole - -INSTALLING DEPENDENCIES - -On Windows, download the following, and install in this order: -http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/python-2.7.2.msi -http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.5.win32.exe -http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.12.0-py27.exe -http://launchpad.net/pyreadline/trunk/1.7/+download/pyreadline-1.7.win32.exe - -On Ubuntu/debian, do: -sudo apt-get install pThis is a python-based host software for reprap printers, in various forms. - Printrun consists of printcore, pronsole and pronterface, and a small collection of helpful scripts. * printcore.py is a library that makes writing reprap hosts easy @@ -107,68 +88,4 @@ p.pause() p.resume() p.disconnect() -ython-serial python-wxgtk2.8 - -On Fedora 15 do: -sudo yum install pyserial wxpython - -On Mac OS X Lion: - - 1. Ensure that the active Python is the system version. (`brew uninstall python` or other appropriate incantations). - - -On Mac OS X (pre Lion), download and install: -http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-osx-unicode-2.8.12.0-universal-py2.6.dmg -Grab the source for pyserial from http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.5.tar.gz -Unzip pyserial to a folder. Then, in a terminal, change to the folder you unzipped to, then type in: -defaults write com.apple.versioner.python Prefer-32-Bit -bool yes -sudo python setup.py install - -Alternatively, you can run python in 32 bit mode by setting the following environment variable before running the setup.py command: -export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes - -Then repeat the same with http://launchpad.net/pyreadline/trunk/1.7/+download/pyreadline-1.7.zip - -USING PRONTERFACE - -To use pronterface, you need: -python (ideally 2.6.x or 2.7.x), -pyserial (or python-serial on ubuntu/debian), -pyreadline (not needed on Linux) and -wxPython - -Download and install the above, and start pronterface.py -Select the port name you are using from the first drop-down, select your baud rate, and hit connect. -Load an STL (see the note on skeinforge below) or GCODE file, and you can upload it to SD or print it directly. -The "monitor printer" function, when enabled, checks the printer state (temperatures, SD print progress) every 3 seconds. -The command box recognizes all pronsole commands, but has no tabcompletion. - -If you want to load stl files, you need to put a version of skeinforge (doesn't matter which one) in a folder called "skeinforge". -The "skeinforge" folder must be in the same folder as pronterface.py - -USING PRONSOLE - -To use pronsole, you need: -python (ideally 2.6.x or 2.7.x), -pyserial (or python-serial on ubuntu/debian) and -pyreadline (not needed on Linux) - -Start pronsole and you will be greeted with a command prompt. Type help to view the available commands. -All commands have internal help, which you can access by typing "help commandname", for example "help connect" - -If you want to load stl files, you need to put a version of skeinforge (doesn't matter which one) in a folder called "skeinforge". -The "skeinforge" folder must be in the same folder as pronsole.py - -USING PRINTCORE: - -To use printcore you need python (ideally 2.6.x or 2.7.x) and pyserial (or python-serial on ubuntu/debian) -See pronsole for an example of a full-featured host, the bottom of printcore.py for a simple command-line -sender, or the following code example: - -p=printcore('/dev/ttyUSB0',115200) -p.startprint(data) # data is an array of gcode lines -p.send_now("M105") # sends M105 as soon as possible -p.pause() -p.resume() -p.disconnect()