This is the first release version of firmware 1.4.1
This is test firmware. As with all test/alpha/beta software, DO NOT INSTALL unless you like to be on the bleeding edge and can live with potential bugs.
Alpha 1 adds:
NEW: Saving the configuration file will save any Macros loaded (saves to compressed file)
NEW: Loading compressed file will restore settings and Macros
NEW: Ability to select multiple gcode files to delete rather than having to select each one before clicking the trash can button.
Updating via USB
Youâll do an update via USB using the following steps: After downloading, DO NOT UNZIP THE FILE!!!
Copy the blue .bz2 file above onto a usb stick (it must be formatted as fat 32 or ntsf). Click the flyout menu (three bars on top left), general, under firmware click âUPLOADâ. Select the 1.3 file.
If you are on firmware 1.0.8 or lower, it may ask for a password. the password to update will either be buildbotics or onefinity
Thanks for the update! I was able to use backup, then reset my macros, then restore the backup and the macros came back and still worked! Thatâs a very helpful change!
I was also able to create and delete folder, both with and without files. I also uploaded a folder of files and it worked fine. The new dropdown sorting features also seemed to work well, and seem very useful.
I can see how the new multi-delete feature could be useful for cleaning up, but the workflow seems a bit click heavy (4 clicks) when I want to just delete the current file the old (2 click) way. Maybe itâs just me, but I frequently re-upload variations of the same project-operation.gcode multiple times while trying to dial in settings. Itâs easier to delete the file on the spot then dig through the new filter/menu. Itâs also worth nothing the mousover on the delete icon still says âDelete current GCode programâ. Iâd think the new functionality deserves itâs own new icon for multi-delete.
One feature request would be after running a macro the previously selected file in the dropdown should remain selected instead of getting set back to no file selected.
on yeah, and one more important note for Chrome users, when I clicked to download the backup file, chrome prompted me to âkeepâ the download file. (screenshot below) If I werenât paying attention I may have missed that prompt and assume my backup had downloaded even though it didnât since the old .json backup files didnât have this file download confirmation like the new .zip files. I know this is completely out of our dev control, but it might be worth noting.
I seem to be having sudden major issues with files âdisappearingâ when i change the tool type, normally changing from laser to spindle and vice versa, and for some reason modbus communication seems to stop (or rather, wonât reinitialize following the tool change).
Has 1.4.1 done anything that might address this behavior? It is not perfectly reproducible to me, but a common error only fixed by restarting.
