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Printrun consists of printcore, pronsole and pronterface, and a small collection of helpful scripts.
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* printcore.py is a library that makes writing reprap hosts easy
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* pronsole.py is an interactive command-line host software with tabcompletion goodness
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* pronterface.py is a graphical host software with the same functionality as pronsole
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# INSTALLING DEPENDENCIES
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## Windows
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Download the following, and install in this order:
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1. http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/python-2.7.2.msi
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2. http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.5.win32.exe
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3. http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.12.0-py27.exe
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4. http://launchpad.net/pyreadline/1.7/1.7/+download/pyreadline-1.7.zip
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## Ubuntu/Debian
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`sudo apt-get install python-serial python-wxgtk2.8`
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## Fedora 15
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`sudo yum install pyserial wxpython`
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## Mac OS X Lion
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1. Ensure that the active Python is the system version. (`brew uninstall python` or other appropriate incantations)
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2. Download an install [wxPython version 2.9-Carbon](http://wxpython.org/download.php#unstable) (the Cocoa version doesn't work)
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3. Download and unpack pyserial from http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.5.tar.gz
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4. In a terminal, change to the folder you unzipped to, then type in: `sudo python setup.py install`
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The tools will probably run just fine in 64bit on Lion, you don't need to mess
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with any of the 32bit settings. In case they don't, try
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5. export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes
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in a terminal before running Pronterface
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## Mac OS X (pre Lion)
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1. Download and install http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-osx-unicode-2.8.12.0-universal-py2.6.dmg
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2. Grab the source for pyserial from http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.5.tar.gz
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3. Unzip pyserial to a folder. Then, in a terminal, change to the folder you unzipped to, then type in:
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`defaults write com.apple.versioner.python Prefer-32-Bit -bool yes`
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`sudo python setup.py install`
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Alternatively, you can run python in 32 bit mode by setting the following environment variable before running the setup.py command:
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`export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes`
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Then repeat the same with http://launchpad.net/pyreadline/trunk/1.7/+download/pyreadline-1.7.zip
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# USING PRONTERFACE
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To use pronterface, you need:
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* python (ideally 2.6.x or 2.7.x),
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* pyserial (or python-serial on ubuntu/debian),
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* pyreadline (not needed on Linux) and
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* wxPython
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Download and install the above, and start pronterface.py
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Select the port name you are using from the first drop-down, select your baud rate, and hit connect.
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Load an STL (see the note on skeinforge below) or GCODE file, and you can upload it to SD or print it directly.
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The "monitor printer" function, when enabled, checks the printer state (temperatures, SD print progress) every 3 seconds.
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The command box recognizes all pronsole commands, but has no tabcompletion.
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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".
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The "skeinforge" folder must be in the same folder as pronterface.py
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# USING PRONSOLE
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To use pronsole, you need:
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* python (ideally 2.6.x or 2.7.x),
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* pyserial (or python-serial on ubuntu/debian) and
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* pyreadline (not needed on Linux)
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Start pronsole and you will be greeted with a command prompt. Type help to view the available commands.
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All commands have internal help, which you can access by typing "help commandname", for example "help connect"
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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".
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The "skeinforge" folder must be in the same folder as pronsole.py
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# USING PRINTCORE
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To use printcore you need python (ideally 2.6.x or 2.7.x) and pyserial (or python-serial on ubuntu/debian)
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See pronsole for an example of a full-featured host, the bottom of printcore.py for a simple command-line
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sender, or the following code example:
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p=printcore('/dev/ttyUSB0',115200)
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p.startprint(data) # data is an array of gcode lines
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p.send_now("M105") # sends M105 as soon as possible
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p.pause()
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p.resume()
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p.disconnect()
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