Topic: Soldoodle press Sd card slot ?
seen pictures of an sd card slot on the backside is it true and in that case whats it for?
Re: Soldoodle press Sd card slot ?
first guess would be for loading gcode files but then there is no way of selecting which file so my instinct is they use it for flashing the board but this this just first thought.
SD2 - mirror bed - e3d v6 - extruder cooling fan - no enclosure.
Re: Soldoodle press Sd card slot ?
I saw the answer to this last week in an article from CES:
"To send jobs to the printer, you just connect the Press to a computer via a USB. The Press also has an SD slot; in a future free firmware update, it will be able to print jobs right off a SD card."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/solidoodle-press- … 03113.html
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Re: Soldoodle press Sd card slot ?
The Press runs Marlin Firmware, which is capable of printing directly from the SD card. However, this feature is disabled in the firmware revision installed on the Press.
A quick review of the source code reveals that SD card support is disabled for the time being.
//#define SDSUPPORT // Enable SD Card Support in Hardware ConsoleTo enable usage of the SD card will require re-flashing the firmware.
Some fantastic reading below.
FW Documentation: https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marli … umentation
FW Update: http://support.solidoodle.com/hc/en-us/ … 0-Firmware
Press Source Code: http://support.solidoodle.com/hc/en-us/ … urce-Files
SD card directories
If you have an SD card reader attached to your controller, also folders work now. Listing the files in pronterface will show "/path/subpath/file.g". You can write to file in a subfolder by specifying a similar text using small letters in the path. Also, backup copies of various operating systems are hidden, as well as files not ending with ".g".
Autostart
If you place a file auto[0-9].g into the root of the sd card, it will be automatically executed if you boot the printer. The same file will be executed by selecting "Autostart" from the menu. First *0 will be performed, than *1 and so on. That way, you can heat up or even print automatically without user interaction.
Re: Soldoodle press Sd card slot ?
Sound great. And also there is files for lcd screen in the press source files . But is there connector on the mb for lcd screen ?