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If you're on something other than Windows or Linux, then either compile it yourself or ask me. The tests do pass on Mac OS, but I've not tried the program proper on it. If you do plan to compile CHOpt yourself, make sure to set ENABLELTO to ON in your CMakeCache. If you are unfamiliar with the intricacies of reading paths, read this guide. If you're on something other than Windows or Linux, then either compile it yourself or ask me. The tests do pass on Mac OS, but I've not tried the program proper on it. If you do plan to compile CHOpt yourself, make sure to set ENABLELTO to ON in your CMakeCache. If you are unfamiliar with the intricacies of reading paths, read this guide. This question is highly subjective, like asking what colour keyboard is best for programming faster. A large number of Computer Science research at universities is done using Unix based operating systems (normally a Linux variant like Ubuntu) because it is completely open source and allows the user to tweak things as they please.

  • 1Introduction
    • 1.2Manual updating with mphidflash

This page gives instructions on updating the EBB (EiBotBoard) firmware, which may be found on your AxiDraw, EggBot, WaterColorBot, or any other machine using the EBB as its controller. 1000 pyramid game. In most cases when the firmware is compatible with the current version of the software that you are using, no update is necessary. However, there may be cases where updating allows you to take advantage of new features in the Inkscape extension, bug fixes, or new commands available.

Important caution: If you are experiencing difficulty connecting to the machine over USB, then please do not update its firmware until those issues are resolved.

Updater applications for Mac and Windows[edit]

For most users on Mac and Windows, the most straightforward way to update is to run one of our ready-built applications that updates the firmware to the latest major release.

As of this writing, that latest major release is version 2.7.0, and firmware updaters are available to download here for Mac and here for Windows.

For either platform, connect the EBB to your computer via USB. Close any program that may be trying to communicate with the EBB then run the application, which will automatically update the firmware.

For Linux, or if you need to update to a different specific version of the firmware, please follow the 'Manual' updating procedures in the next section.


Manual updating with mphidflash[edit]

Besides the automatic updater applications, there are three different tools you can use to update your EBB firmware - a hardware programmer (like the PICKit2 from Microchip), Microchip's HID Bootloader application (which only runs under Windows), or the command-line mphidflash application.

Because one of the primary goals of the EBB ecosystem is to support all three OS platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OS), this page will discuss the use of mphidflash. This application is cross platform and works identically on all three OSes.

https://andcasinosaudimtmvjackgame.peatix.com. You will need to be comfortable with a very small amount of command line work to use this tool.

Note for Linux users: The Linux version of mphidflash was developed and tested under Ubuntu. Other distributions may have additional dependencies. Additionally, this method requires an 'x86' type architecture; it does not currently run on Raspberry Pi.


Procedure[edit]

  • Download the latest version of mphidflash, version 1.4 or newer. It can be found in the mphidflash repository. There is a single zip file download that has all of the source code plus a directory (or set of directories) with executables in them, one for each OS. Unpack the zip file.
  • Some hints about installing this on Ubuntu can be found here.
  • Open a command shell (terminal window) and navigate (cd) to the directory with the mphidflash executable for your OS. (For Windows users, do Start->Run then type in cmd and click OK.)
  • To test that the software is ready and working, try it out as follows:
For Linux or Mac OS type
./mphidflash -h
For Windows type
mphidflash -h
You should see the help text for mphidflash. This shows that you can run the application properly.
  • Download the EBB firmware. Easy link here.
  • To 'manually' locate an EBB firmware version, look in the Eggbot Repository as 'EBB_Firmware.' Download the repository contents by clicking the 'Download ZIP' link. Identify the particular EBB firmware 'hex file' that you want to program onto your board. The EiBotBoard Firmware ZIP archive contains several slightly different versions: one for EBB version 1.1 (which shipped with clear-chassis kits in 2009), one for EBB 1.2, and one for EBB version 1.3 and higher-- correct for all more recent versions. If in doubt, use the 'EBB 1.3' versions.
  • Copy the hex file to the folder that contains the mphidflash exectuable for your OS.
  • Connect your EBB to the PC with a USB cable. Plug in power to the EBB.
  • Put your EBB in 'bootloader mode' by doing one of the following:
    • Press the PRG button and hold it down while you press and release the RST button. Then release the PRG button.
    • If you are using the Inkscape based AxiDraw software, use the 'Enter EBB Bootloader mode' option from the Manual tab of AxiDraw Control
    • If you are using the CLI based AxiDraw software, use the corresponding bootload option.
  • Confirm that your EBB is in bootload mode by looking at the red and green LEDs by the USB connector. They should be blinking back and forth pretty fast.
  • From the command line, type (for Linux or Mac)
./mphidflash -w EBF_v265_BL.unified.hex -r
For Windows type
mphidflash -w EBF_v265_BL.unified.hex -r
Where 'EBF_v265_BL.unified.hex' is the name of the hex file that you want to program.
  • Confirm that you get a long series of dots '.' on the command line, and that there are no errors. Your EBB will reset itself at the end of the programming process (that's what the '-r' does).
  • On Windows, if you have an older firmware and are updating to a relatively newer one, Windows may ask you to find a driver for the device when the EBB resets. You can install the proper windows 'INF' driver by downloading and running the EggBot installer for Windows, which Installs the USB driver (the 'UBW' driver) from GitHub. If Windows says the drivers are unsigned and do you want to continue, just allow it to install them.
  • After you've updated your EBB with fresh firmware, you can check to see that the new firmware was successfully programmed by opening Inkscape, going to Extensions->Eggbot.., click on the Manual tab, select 'Check EBB Version' from the drop down list, and click Apply. In the little dialog box that pops up when this process is finished you should see something like 'Firmware Version 2.0.2' or whatever your version number is.
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Important note: Spiral Wrapped Text is no longer supported. It is still available in our repository for manual installation.


Introduction[edit]

Creating text which gently spirals around an egg makes for a fun and striking design. Make an egg with a favorite poem, text passage, or even an egg related recipe! This extension will automatically size your text to achieve a desired number of wraps around your egg. The text itself is drawn with vector fonts selected for use with the Eggbot [1]. The fonts are drawn as paths: they do not need to be converted to paths before plotting.


Basic operation[edit]

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Type the desired text in the extension's 'Text' input field and then enter the number of times to wrap the text around the egg. You may optionally select one of three font styles: Sans, Times, or Script. If your text uses the characters '&' or '<' then they must be entered as '&amp;' or '&lt;', respectively. Before plotting on an egg, ensure that the option 'Egg (x) axis wraps around' is checked in the Eggbot Control extension's 'Options' tab.

The number of times to wrap need not be a whole number: you may use values such as 8.5. The extension sizes the text to achieve the necessary overall length. For instance, if you enter 8.5, then the text will have an overall length of 8.5 × 3200 pixels. Consequently, the more number of times the text wraps around the egg, the larger the size of the text. If the text seems too small, just increase the amount of wrapping. Conversely, if it is too large, decrease the amount wrapping. Note that if the text scales to too large of a size, then the wrapped text may overlap between wraps. If this occurs, decrease the size of the text by decreasing the amount of wrapping.

The three font styles, Sans, Times, and Script, represent a single stroke font without serifs (Sans), a Roman font with serifs (Times), and a single stroke cursive font (Script). These fonts correspond to the 'Sans 1-stroke', 'Serif medium', and 'Script 1-stroke' fonts of the Hershey Text extension.

Note that the extension's text input field is not very friendly: it's difficult to see all your text at once or to move about within the text. This is an Inkscape limitation. You may find it easier to edit your text in some other application and then cut-and-paste it into the extension's text input field [2]. Horseshoe casino monroe la.

Changing fonts and other markup[edit]

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This extension supports a simple markup language which allows switching between font families as well as selecting between bold, italics, and emphasized font faces. This markup language uses an HTML-like syntax,

<command>some text</command>

For example, to select one of the three font families Sans, Times, or Roman, use

<sans>some text</sans>
<times>some text</times>
<script>some text</script>

Note that you do not need to enter '&lt;' for the '<'.

To make the text bold, emphasized, or italicized, use the markup

<b>Some bold text</b>
<em>Some emphasized text</em>
<it>Some italicized text</it>

These markups may be combined. For example,

<b><it>That's absolutely beautiful!</it></b>

Note that the Sans font family has no italicized font while italics is redundant for the Script font family. The specific fonts used for each family are shown in the table below. The specific font names are the names used by the Hershey Font extension of the Render extension category.

Family Normal Bold Italics Bold + Italics
Sans Sans 1-stroke Sans bold Sans 1-stroke Sans bold
Times Serif medium Serif bold Serif medium italic Serif bold italic
Script Script 1-stroke Script medium Script 1-stroke Script medium

To select specific fonts, use the markups shown below. Again, the font names are as per the Hershey Text extension.

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Font Markup
Sans 1-stroke <futural>text</futural>
Sans bold <futuram>text</futuram>
Serif medium <timesr>text</timesr>
Serif medium italic <timesi>text</timesi>
Serif bold italic <timesib>text</timesib>
Serif bold <timesrb>text</timesrb>
Script 1-stroke <scripts>text</scripts>
Script 1-stroke (alt) <cursive>text</cursive>
Script medium <scriptc>text</scriptc>
Gothic English <gothiceng>text</gothiceng>
Gothic German <gothicger>text</gothicger>
Gothic Italian <gothicita>text</gothicita>
Greek 1-stroke <greek>text</greek>
Greek medium <timesg>text</timesg>
Cyrillic <cyrillic>text</cyrillic>
Japanese <japanese>text</japanese>
Astrology <astrology>text</astrology>
Math (lower) <mathlow>text</mathlow>
Math (upper) <mathupp>text</mathupp>
Markers <markers>text</markers>
Meteorology <meteorology>text</meteorology>
Music <music>text</music>
Symbolic <symbolic>text</symbolic>
EMS Foo (any EMS font) <emsfoo>text</emsfoo>

As noted above, any of the 29 EMS fonts in the newer version of the Hershey Text extension can be invoked using markup which gives the name of the font in all lower-case without spaces.

To see examples of a given font, use the Hershey Text extension to draw samples.

Additional controls[edit]

To account for the horizontal compression which occurs when plotting on eggs, select the 'Stretch the text horizontally..' checkbox. That will horizontally stretch the text by 50% [3].

To rotate the text 180 degrees turning it upside down, check the 'Plot with the egg's bottom at the egg motor?' checkbox. You do not need to use this option if you have reversed the motion of both motors in the Options tab of the Eggbot Control extension.

Notes[edit]

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1. For more information on these fonts, please see Hershey Text.
2. On Mac OS X, this can be difficult: you need to change the X11 preferences to allow cut and paste operations between the clipboard and pasteboard. This, however, is not a mode you want to leave enabled as it causes cut and paste operations on elements in your Inkscape drawings to work incorrectly.
3. This horizontal compression is a result of the egg's horizontal or equatorial circumference being less than its pole-to-pole circumference.

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