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Topic: Solidoodle workbench board replacement with MKS GEN v1.3

After a few months of not printing, I tried firing up the old SD workbench to get back into it. Unfortunately, the board has gone to crap on the printer, so I bought an MKS GEN V1.3 to try and revive it. I'm running into problems getting the firmware loaded onto the board. Any links or suggestions to help a newbie get this board going? I've tried using the reprap site here: http://reprap.org/wiki/MKS_GEN with some instructions on this post: http://www.soliforum.com/topic/7373/sd4 … le-board/. Unfortunately, nothing seems to work.

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Re: Solidoodle workbench board replacement with MKS GEN v1.3

download arduino ide 1.6.7
ensure you select proper com port and board

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Re: Solidoodle workbench board replacement with MKS GEN v1.3

I have arduino 1.8.3. Are you suggesting to use the older version for compatibility issues?

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Re: Solidoodle workbench board replacement with MKS GEN v1.3

andrew.petereck wrote:

I have arduino 1.8.3. Are you suggesting to use the older version for compatibility issues?

Yes, newer versions are not compatible with the LCD libraries used for 3d printers.

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Re: Solidoodle workbench board replacement with MKS GEN v1.3

yes, there are known compatibility issues with newer versions of Arduino.

1.6.7 should work for your needs

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