GB looks like you do need to do a chip reset and there are a couple of ways to go about it. this thread has lots of discussion almost a thousand posts over the last year or so.
http://www.soliforum.com/topic/11108/da … t/page/40/
Some discusion on thiniverse
https://www.thingiverse.com/groups/xyz- … topic:5425
Bottom line is looks like the chip can be reset with an android with Near Field Communications
https://developer.android.com/guide/top … index.html
Also some folks convert to the generic/ OS RAMPS control board
The reason the XYZ products are so cheap they pretty much force you into buying there filament and that is where they expect to make there profit.
But as you say there are hacks.
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