The package consists of the software(Arduino firmware and GRemote), structure assembly instruction and program instruction.
###Brief Procedure
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Download and install Arduino-1.0.5，http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
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Download the software package and decompress it，https://github.com/Makeblock-official/XY-Plotter-2.0/archive/master.zip
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Connect Me baseboard to computer with micro USB cable.
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Open GCodepraser->GCodeParser.ino by Arduino IDE. Click Tools->Serial Ports, choose COM XX (Not COM1 and COM2). Click Tools->Boards, choose Arduino Leonardo. At last, click "upload" button on the right-top corner.
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Close Arduino IDE, open GRemoteFull->GRemote.bat.
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Set the COM port, then GRemote will show you the UI as follows. That all for this part.
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Now, you could control the XY-Plotter 2.0 by mouse and keyboard. And, you can also run it with Gcode. You could generate Gcode file by another software (dxf2gcode(https://code.google.com/p/dxf2gcode/) or any other capable). You should save the Gcode file with .cnc and open it by GRemote.
For more details, please refer to the software instruction.
###How to DIY
If you want change the source code, you could find it in GRemotFull/source/GRemote.pde.
- Download and install the Processing-2.1.2. http://processing.org/
- Install the Processing library, and controlP5 -- copy the whole folder to C:\Users\xxx\Documents\Processing\libraries
- Open the GRemote.pde by Processing, DIY the code and click the “run” button to test it.
###Learn more from Makeblock official website: www.makeblock.com