Ground Control 1.16

No changes to Ground Control in 1.16, just bumping the version number to keep up with the firmware.

Ground Control Version 1.15

Ground Control version 1.15 fixes a number of small bugs including specifying the version of Kivy needed, and preventing the stall warning from showing up when pulling the chain tight during calibration. A few new features are also added such as warning if the motors are too close to the top of the work area, adding a rotate 360 button for testing alternative motor types, and using 3 digits of precision in the z-axis distance adjust allowing for more precise movements when testing new motor types.

Merged #734 Fix version spec in groundcontrol.kv 18 hours ago
Merged #733 Add 360 degree button to set sprocket vertical panel a day ago
Merged #732 Increase threshold for stall warning on pull chain tight 7 days ago
Merged #731 Add warning if motors are too close to top of work area 10 days ago
Merged #730 update instructions for MeasureDistBetweenMotors 11 days ago
Merged #729 use 3 digits precision in z-axis popup 11 days ago

Ground Control Version 1.14

There have not been many changes to Ground Control since the last release.

Ground Control 1.14 adds a catch for an index out of range bug when trying to open a non-existent file in buffering mode, increases the maximum number of lines a file can have to 300,000 essentially removing the limit, and adds an "automatic" button to the set sprocket vertical step.

Merged #727 Add catch for index out of range 4 days ago
Merged #726 Increase max number of lines to 300,000 14 days ago
Merged #725 Add an automatic button to set sprockets vertical 20 days ago

Ground Control Version 1.13

Ground Control 1.13 adds a setting to buffer lines of gcode ahead of time on the Arduino which will improve speed when cutting complex files (but which may cause bugs on low quality USB connections), adds an option to set how long the chains extend during calibration, and adds a first attempt at measuring the manufacturing tolerances of the chains.

Merged #724 Pull tight and measure in one a day ago
Merged #723 Finish first pass at computing the chain tolerance values 2 days ago
Merged #721 Automated chain tolerance computation first pass 4 days ago
Merged #716 Add support for buffering on Arduino 10 days ago
Merged #719 Add option to be able to adjust length of chain extended during calibration. 12 days ago

Ground Control Version 1.12

Ground Control version 1.12 also adds some new features and enhancements. Probably most noticeably 1.12 increases the machine's maximum feed rate to 800 mm/min. We decreased this a few versions back as a way to make the machine easier to use for the new batch going together, but I think it's time we started inching that back up. 1.12 also adds support for the new stalled motor detection and improves the "Reset View" button functionality.

Merged #715 Truncate number of digits sent for distperrot 5 minutes ago
Merged #714 Prevent feedrate increase popup from opening multiple times 3 hours ago
Merged #713 Start using community garden robot on Maslow repos 4 hours ago
Merged #712 Add Spindle automate options 22 hours ago
Merged #710 Increase max feedrate to 800mm/min a day ago
Merged #707 Make motor stall warning not trigger on pull chain tight 8 days ago
Merged #705 Add a warning to connect the machine before begining calibration 9 days ago
Merged #703 add positionErrorLimit to Advanced pane 9 days ago
Merged #702 Fix darwin reset view command 9 days ago
Merged #700 Request to add a theme DarkGreyBlue 9 days ago
Merged #698 Respond to firmware alarm message 12 days ago

Ground Control Version 1.11

Many improvements in Ground Control in version 1.11 this week. The ones you are most likely to notice are that:

Pressing and holding anywhere on the screen will now open a menu which lets you define that location as the "Home" position:

There is now an option to enter your calibration values manually, and there is an option to run just the calibration test pattern under the Actions -> Advanced menu. There is also now a button which will make a backup and delete your old settings file in that menu.

In addition to those feature changes, there are a multitude of bug fixes and tweaks to the software that make this week an excellent update worth downloading.

Merged #695 Add a button to set home position to long press menu an hour ago
Merged #697 Cleanup Code an hour ago
Merged #691 Make settings page update when it is opened a day ago
Merged #690 Add a button to delete and create a backup of settings file a day ago
Merged #689 Add calibration options 2 days ago
Merged #688 Update README.md - correct wiki links 5 days ago
Merged #687 Update the chain feed settings text 5 days ago
Merged #684 Update the picture of the chain on the left sprocket 5 days ago
Merged #685 Add chain tolerance parameters 5 days ago
Merged #671 Move choose chain over sprocket direction to after measuring distance between motors 9 days ago
Merged #677 Address issue #672 g02 and g03 rendering error 9 days ago
Merged #678 Auto spindle control for triangular calibration 9 days ago
Merged #681 Delete all trace of .JPG in favour of .jpg 9 days ago
Merged #680 Delete all trace of .JPG 9 days ago

Ground Control Version 1.10

Maslow Ground Control version 1.10!!! 🎉

Just minor tweaks to the calibration process this week!

Merged #669 Fix hidden adjust z-axis messages during calibration 4 days ago
Merged #667 Add Gero's suggestions for calibration routine 14 days ago
Merged #666 Update the pictures in the calibration process 14 days ago
Merged #665 Force units to be mm only when setting dist to extend chains 14 days ago

Ground Control Version 1.09

Ground Control version 1.09 will be the first version of Ground Control used by the new class of Maslovians so the focus this week was on having a really stable release. Only a few features which were deemed necessary and tested throughly were added.

Version 1.09 adds a settings option to set the maximum feed rate and adds support for the 'bottom feeding' chain configuration to the calibration process.

Merged #664 Add Max Feedrate to Advanced Menu 7 days ago
Merged #662 Add support for bottom feeding configuration to calibration process 8 days ago
Merged #661 Make measure chains automatic work again 12 days ago
Merged #660 Add a flag to hide messages about chain lengths being invalid during calibration 14 days ago

Ground Control Version v1.08

Just one change since 1.07 (two days ago) to fix the set chain lengths manual button.

Ground Control Version 1.07

Version 1.07 of Ground Control includes a number of incremental improvements and bug fixes but not a lot of new features which you will notice right away. The code behind the calibration process has been rewritten to make it easier to add new features and maintain, but the look is the same and the process should be similar. A couple important bug fixes make upgrading a good idea.

Merged #660 Add a flag to hide messages about chain lengths being invalid during calibration 2 hours ago
Merged #658 Remove Requirement for Restart on Change in Chain Direction a day ago
Merged #652 Add settings review steps 2 days ago
Merged #650 Add quadrilateral support to the updated calibration process 2 days ago
Merged #649 Create new framework for calibration process 2 days ago
Merged #653 Remove Unnecessary Calls to PushSettings and Config.Write() 5 days ago
Merged #644 Take two to fix vel issue 7 days ago
Merged #647 My first attempt to contribute, so merge with care 7 days ago
Merged #643 Create a new widget for every calibration step 8 days ago
Merged #642 Move all calibration related widgets into a folder for organization 8 days ago
Merged #641 Update calibration buttons names to be more clear 8 days ago
Merged #634 Stretch text console to full window height 12 days ago
Merged #635 rename 'zAxisAuto' to 'spindleAutomate' 12 days ago
Merged #631 Limit the Z axis travel of the G38.2 code 12 days ago
Merged #630 Add setting for Z-Axis Safe Travel 13 days ago