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User Guide
Fromthispointon,theUserGuideinstructionsassumethatyouhavenished
constructionoftheidbox.Do notproceedifyouhavenotnishedtheidbox.
Connecting the idbox to your computer
Connecting the power cable
Connecting the idbox to your computer and connecting the power cable
BeforeyoucongureRepetier-Host to work with your idbox, you have to connect the idbox to your
computer using the USB cable. Before you plug in the mains cable to the idbox, there are a couple
of things that have to be done, so do not plug in until you have done these.
Connect the PC and the idbox using the included USB cable.
(Donotpluginthepowercableoftheidboxatthispoint.)Insert
the smaller USB B-type connector into the socket on the right
side of the idbox and the larger USB A-type connector into a
USB port on the PC.
The idbox does not have a power switch, so connecting the
USBcablewillautomaticallyturnontheidbox’scircuitboard.
The circuit board takes its power from the PC via the USB cable
and does not require power from the power plug, which supplies
power to the motors, heater, etc.
The circuit board should be automatically recognised after
plugging in the USB cable. If an error occurs, please recheck
the USB connection, reinstall the driver (if you are using a PC
running Windows) and restart your PC.
Ifthereareerrorsintheassemblyorconguration,
there is a chance that the idbox might suddenly begin
moving when the power cable is connected. If the
idbox suddenly starts moving after inserting the power cable,
immediately remove the power cable. The use of an extension
socket with an on/off switch is recommended.
Donotpluginthepowercableatthispoint.Pleasewait
until after you have followed the instructions set out under
theheading‘Connectingthepowercable’,below.
CAUTION!
CAUTION!
It’snowtimetoconnecttheidboxtoyourcomputerusingtheUSBcable.Ifyouareusingacomputerrunning
Windows,youhavetodownloadandinstalladriver–softwarethatconnectsaPCtoexternaldevices,suchas
printers like the idbox. Mac computers come with the driver pre-installed.
IfconnectingaWindowsPCtotheidbox,downloadArduinoIDE
version 1.0.6 from the website:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases#previous
Click on the Windows Installer link and follow the instructions to install
the driver. If even after installing Arduino 1.0.6, you have trouble
connectingthePCtotheidbox,downloadandinstallArduinoIDE
version 1.0.5 (available on the same web page). Version 1.0.6 (or
1.0.5) are the recommended versions. Any other versions of the
Arduinodrivershouldbeusedattheuser’sdiscretion.
1. Check that there is at least 5mm of space between the
nozzle and the table (the table and nozzle may be farther apart
depending on the assembly). If the gap is too small, turn the
cup ring on the Z-axis (the silver cylinder) anticlockwise to
lower the table. If the power cable is already connected, the
table will not be movable by hand. Unplug the power cable,
and then operate the table by hand.
2. Move the head by hand toward the centre of the table.
When moving the head by hand, hold it with both hands and
moveitcarefully.AswiththeZ-axisbefore,itwillbedifcultto
move by hand if the power cable is already plugged in. If the
power cable is already plugged in, unplug the power cable
and then operate the head by hand.
Installing the driver software (Windows only)
Before you plug in the power cable
Donotpluginthepowercableuntilafterperformingthetwoproceduresdescribedbelow.Onlyplugitinwhenspecicallyinstructedto
do so. When you plug the power cable into the idbox, this sends power to the various motors and the heater.
After you have performed the procedures described in the box
‘Beforeyoupluginthepowercable’shownleft,youmaynowplug
one end of the power cable into the back side of the idbox and
the other end into a power outlet. (If using an extension cable with
switched sockets, plug the extension cable into a power outlet and
switch on the socket.) When you turn on the power, the head fan
should activate and there should be no sudden movements of the
table or the head.
