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− | The "Manual" tab is so named as it allows you to manually send select, basic commands to the WaterColorBot. Most of these commands are intended to aid in fine tuning your WaterColorBot setup, or to allow you to perform operations that are not otherwise automatically supported. | + | |
| + | The "Manual" tab is so named as it allows you to manually send select, basic commands to the WaterColorBot. Most of these commands are intended to aid in fine tuning your WaterColorBot setup, or to allow you to perform operations that are not otherwise automatically supported. Note that the Wash Brush command assumes that the carriage begins in the upper-left (START) corner. |
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− | The actual commands available to select from the pop-up menu are as follows. To execute a given command, select it from the pop-up menu and click "Apply."
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− | * '''Raise the brush''': This command raises the brush to the UP position.
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− | * '''Lower the brush''': This command raises the brush to the "down" position-- normally defined as the PAINT position. (The WASH position is only used when actually washing the brush.)
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− | * '''Walk Motor 1 (X)''': This command will cause the carriage to move in the X (horizontal) direction by some number of inches, given by the value of the "Walk distance in inches" field. A positive value (Say, 3 inches) will cause the carriage to move to the right, i.e., away from the START corner. A negative value (Say, -4 inches) will cause the carriage to move to the left. See important note below about walking the motors.
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− | * '''Walk Motor 2 (Y)''': This command will cause the carriage to move in the Y (vertical) direction by some number of inches, given by the value of the "Walk distance in inches" field. A positive value (Say, 3 inches) will cause the carriage to move "downwards" towards the front of the WaterColortBot, away from the START corner. A negative value (Say, -4 inches) will cause the carriage to back towards the START corner. See important note below about walking the motors.
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− | * '''Enable Motors''': This command energizes (locks in place) the stepper motors, in case they had (a) not yet been turned on, or (b) you had disabled them either with the "Disable Motors" command or with the "Raise brush, turn off motors" command in the setup tab.
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− | * '''Disable Motors''': This command de-energizes (unlocks in place) the stepper motors, so that you can move the carriage by hand.
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− | * '''Wash Brush (from home corner)''': This command executes the full brush-washing cycle, assuming that the brush began in the home (START) corner. See important note below.
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− | * '''Check EBB Version''': This command queries the EBB for its version number.
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− | * '''Strip WCB data from file''': This is an "advanced" command that removes WaterColorBot position data from your SVG file. (This may come in handy, in some obscure but important sets of circumstances.)
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− | '''Important note about walking the motors:''' Motor walking is a manual command, and assumes that you know what you're doing. You can walk the motors with either the brush in the up or down position. The motion is strictly relative to the starting point-- and no limit checking is performed. It can walk the carriage right into the wall, if you're not careful.
| + | The "Check EBB Version" command allows you to check the firmware version of the EBB. |
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| + | The "Strip WCB data from file" command is an "advanced" command that removes WaterColorBot position data from your SVG file. (This may come in handy, in some obscure but important sets of circumstances.) |
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− | '''Important note about Wash Brush:''' Only execute this command if the carriage is actually located the home (START) corner.
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