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It was (1). We noted the problem recently, but weren’t conclusively able to track down all of the orders that shipped this way. We’re very sorry for the trouble; Please contact customer support– we can send you replacement kits.
I would second both of those. Another thing that you could do would be to edit the axidraw control script on your computer and suppress the error message. (I can point the way if you would like to do that.)
Another approach would be to add some “out of band” data. If you right click on an object, you can view its Object Properties in the XML editor. There, you have a “description” field that you can type into, and save any notes that you would like to associate with the object.Beyond that, it’s not a bad idea to add a feature into the software to support named documentation layers. I’ve opened a github issue for it, here: https://github.com/evil-mad/axidraw/issues/29It is unfortunate that the program is not more responsive, especially with large numbers of stipples. I have sometimes thought of trying to rewrite it from scratch, perhaps in OpenFrameworks, or some similar setup. But yes, excellent tip.
I haven’t had a chance to look at your new version yet– that sounds like a bug fix worth adding.Processing is wonderful; I imagine that you’ll very much prefer being able to tweak the code directly, too.
I can confirm this behavior, on both Inkscape 0.91 and 0.92.
This behavior it is known to the Inkscape team, but I don’t know if this is regarded as a “bug” or not– it may be considered a predictable artifact of the rendering method that is used. See here, for example: http://tavmjong.free.fr/blog/?p=1257
If you’d like to ask the Inkscape team about this, I’d suggest starting with a question at https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape , rather than filing a bug report. (Of course, filing a bug report wouldn’t be out of the question– this is “unexpected” behavior.)
However, none of that really answers your fundamental issue here. The “right” solution is neither to worry about the rendering, nor to fill circles slowly, but to draw fast, filled circles within StippleGen. My solution to this is to replace each hollow circle with a single spiral, which can be plotted quite quickly.
The newest version of StippleGen, which is not yet available in compiled form, does have the ability to generate these spirals. You can download it here: https://github.com/evil-mad/stipplegenYou’ll also need Processing, from processing.org , as well as the ControlP5 library and Toxic Libs library.You can download those from:Cncserver and robopaint are intended to use the coordinate system as one normally does with AxiDraw: (0,0) is the upper left corner of the page, and there is no explicit entry of the page size. The only significant difference is that there is not automatic page rotation within RoboPaint/cncserver.
Perhaps you have an old version of RoboPaint/cncserver?
The example app at localhost:4242 is a WaterColorBot control example; it is not an API.
You can check whether the API is in AxiDraw mode by browsing to: http://localhost:4242/v1/settings/global .
If it is still in WaterColorBot mode (and the fact that it is drawing diagonally suggests that it is), then you still need to set the bot type variable via the API.If you happen to be using the copy of cncserver embedded in RoboPaint, then you also have the option to go to Settings > Advanced and change the bot type there. (You will need to restart RoboPaint after restarting it.)Cool– glad to hear that you’ve got it working. Neat application, too.
It sounds like you haven’t yet set the botType variable, and it probably is in WaterColorBot mode. Use “axidraw” mode instead.
Great– glad that you were able to find the issue. (And yes, we’ll send you a replacement if you contact customer service.)
Ah– I see. You were looking at the board layout picture, rather than a schematic. The crosshairs there (“+”) is where the center of the hole is drilled. I do see how that could be confusing.
I’m not sure what “outboard” means in this case.
I’m looking at the schematic diagram now, and I don’t see anything that is inconsistent with the actual circuit board. If you think that there is, please specify exactly what diagram you are looking at, what it is that you are seeing, and how that is inconsistent with the hardware.I don’t think that the ground pins are labeled with “+” sign– where are you seeing this? Is this on the schematic or the circuit board?As it shows on the schematic, each of the relevant I/O connectors (with signals B1, B0, B2, B3) is arranged as three pins. Ground (labeled “GND”, not “+”), 5 V (the middle pin), and the signal line. If you look at your AxiDraw, the 3-pin connector that is there has three wires that are black (GND), red (middle, +5 V), and white (signal). The other 3-pin connectors are wired up exactly the same way: Ground towards the edge of the board, 5 V power in the middle, and signal furthest from the edge of the board. If you look closely at the circuit board itself, you may (depending on exactly how the screw heads and connectors line up) also be able to see some very small labels there, labeling the vertical row on the edge as “GND”, the middle row as 5V, and the inner pins as B1, B0, B2, B3.As far as how to hook up your relay, you should follow the manufacturer’s recommendation. There is probably a reason that they specify one terminal as positive.Running on 12 V is pushing the limits of the device quite a bit more than it would to run it at a lower voltage. 125 mA at 12 V gives P = I * V = 1.5 W of power, and since there aren’t any direct routes around the device from +12 to ground, that is all being dissipated inside the device. That’s well over the maximum power dissipation of the device — typically 0.8 W.
You might consider using a separate voltage regulator, perhaps a 7805, to drop the input voltage down to 5V (and allowing it to dissipate most of that heat), and just have the high end of the solenoid connected to 12 V.Yes, the 5 V center pin is there to provide power to the servo motor, which does require 5 V. The signal pin is a “3.3 V” logic signal.
