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| - | ==== Flashing bootloader using USB Programmer ==== | + | ===== Flashing bootloader using USB Programmer |
| The simplest process. | The simplest process. | ||
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| - Choose "Burn Bootloader" | - Choose "Burn Bootloader" | ||
| - Go back to normal life, flashing via USB cable direct to your 3D printer. | - Go back to normal life, flashing via USB cable direct to your 3D printer. | ||
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| + | ===== PLAN A: Flashing bootloader using Arduino UNO or Arduino MEGA - Method 1 ==== | ||
| + | Don't have a USB programmer lying around? Feeling like you would like to buy an arduino for future projects anyway? | ||
| + | Read on... | ||
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| + | **You can use an Arduino as a USB programmer fairly easily!** | ||
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| + | Download and flash [[https:// | ||
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| + | All your pins on the MKS Gen L should be connected to the ICSP port (see first image below). | ||
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| + | - Connect pin 10 on the uno to the RST on the MKS Gen L ICSP port (see image #2 for pinout) | ||
| + | - Connect MISO, MOSI, SCK, VCC, GND to the matching pins on both MKS ICSP and uno ICSP headers. | ||
| + | - Flash the bootloader sketch. | ||
| + | - Open the arduino serial monitor. | ||
| + | - You may need to choose the correct baud rate to see text correctly. | ||
| + | - Follow the prompts in the serial monitor. | ||
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| - | ===== Flashing bootloader using Arduino UNO or Arduino MEGA===== | + | ===== PLAN B: Flashing bootloader using Arduino UNO or Arduino MEGA - Method 2===== |
| Don't have a USB programmer lying around? Feeling like you would like to buy an arduino for future projects anyway? | Don't have a USB programmer lying around? Feeling like you would like to buy an arduino for future projects anyway? | ||
| Read on... | Read on... | ||
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| Once you have flashed the bootloader, you can flash the firmware using your usb cable directly to the printer. Don't forget to follow all [[a5: | Once you have flashed the bootloader, you can flash the firmware using your usb cable directly to the printer. Don't forget to follow all [[a5: | ||
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