Difference between revisions of "AYAB Interface"

Revision as of 19:59, 25 May 2018

This page is the central documentation site for AYAB Interface from Evil Mad Scientist.

AYAB: All Yarns Are Beautiful

Main details about AYAB:

• Announcement ayab-knitting.com, the home page of the AYAB project
• Features of the AYAB project
• GitHub page of the AYAB project -- where open source hardware and software documentation are found

The AYAB Interface from Evil Mad Scientist

• Announcement article at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
• Announcement article from the AYAB team
• Store page at the Evil Mad Scientist shop
• Hardware installation: How to connect the AYAB Interface to your knitting machine

Getting started with AYAB

• AYAB Step by step tutorial by Claire Williams
• AYAB Quick Start for Windows and Linux
• Software installation on Mac
• AYAB Tips and Tricks
• Learn The Lingo: Machine Knitting at Make Magazine

• SiLabs CP210x "VCP" Drivers -- required for use with most new boards. Required on Mac. Windows 8 and higher should find and install this driver automatically if you have an internet connection.

Community Resources

• AYAB Forum at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
• AYAB Forum at Ravelry

Other Resources of Interest

• Understanding the Brother Electronic Knitting Machine by Hannah Napier
• AYAB Tutorial in using paint.net software (on Windows) for image manipulation: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (German language)
• Knit Editor software
• Identifying different models of Brother knitting machines
• Additional Links welcome!

Bug reports and feature requests

• AYAB Desktop issue tracker at GitHub
• AYAB Firmware issue tracker at GitHub
• AYAB Hardware issue tracker at GitHub

Additional resources for developers

• API reference
• The AYAB Interface PCB was designed with gEDA. We maintain a list of helpful gEDA resources.
• AYAB Hardware documentation at GitHub. (This Interface is in the "Shieldv2x" directory.)

Other knitting machine hacks besides AYAB

• img2track
• knitic
• electroknit