MakeBlock XYplotter extra parts

#1

Hi All.
I just bought a new plotter 2.0 and assembled it, the instructions are very good, especially after I downloaded the files from Github which have extra photographs. But I have two questions.

In the bag with the stepper motor driver cards are two small heatsinks, but I can find no pictures to show where these are to be applied. There is a small SMD on the board close to the stepper wire connector blocks, but I see there are contacts on these that a heatsink might bridge and short out. Where do I mount these heatsinks?

I tried to run the programs with a Windows XP (32Bit) machine, and Gremote.Bat fails with an error saying java.exe is not a windows32 executable. But I tested on my partners Windows7 64 bit and it did run there, but stopped because it had an empty list of ports. is it possible to make the software run on XP 32Bit by editing the code to put in port details and so on? I can run Arduino and Processing on this machine, and tried to get the gremote.pde sketch to run but it says ControlFont is an undefined constructor.

Looking forward to your advice, and to drawing my first pictures.

Adrian

#2

Took i picture of mine, hope it helps…

http://postimg.org/image/5lh2ahjpz/

#3

Great, I thought that was where they might go, I’ll have to dismount the boards before I try sticking the heat sinks on. Thanks.

#4

Hi @Adrian_S,

Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, There is where the heatsinks should be.

And as for the software, could check that whether you have plug the usb cable to PC when you check the ports list? And if it still can’t work, I recommend you could try the software of laser engraving pack. It is much easier than the Gremote.

http://learn.makeblock.cc/laserxy2/

#5

Thanks Johnny,

Regarding the software, I was able to get it working in both Windows 64-bit immediately, and finally also 32 bit (see my replies to the threat GRemote does not start) , but I must point out the GitHub master for this plotter has a setting.ini file that does not work, it just makes the servo whistle. Also, in the Processing software, the GRemote.pde will not run because it is looking for a ControlFont which is not supplied. (I am guessing the software developer has this font installed in their version of Processing but has not supplied it with the package of files ?)

I am moving towards mounting the laser kit, but I want to use the plotter with a pen sometimes as well.

#6