I've just come across this web page which might hold the answer!
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/196 ... ge-timeout
As I suspected, it says that this error is due to having no boot loader onboard.
Now, the question is how to install one without bricking the board?
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- September 23rd, 2018, 8:29 am
- Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
- Topic: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
- Replies: 73
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- September 23rd, 2018, 8:14 am
- Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
- Topic: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
- Replies: 73
- Views: 486751
Re: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
I really do appreciate your efforts but I've tried all the options I could find and no matter which method I've used I get the same error The key to the problem, in my opinion, is to identify the cause of this consistent error: Avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout Which always occours 10 time...
- September 23rd, 2018, 1:26 am
- Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
- Topic: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
- Replies: 73
- Views: 486751
Re: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
OK I've tried your suggestion. I downloaded the latest firmware from Github and edited the configuration file following Chip Lucks original configuration.h Everything compiled fine in Arduino but failed to upload. No printer related software was running, here is the error message log from Arduino: A...
- September 22nd, 2018, 6:44 pm
- Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
- Topic: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
- Replies: 73
- Views: 486751
Re: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
Sorry - my typo mistake, Baud rate is 1152000. I downloaded the hex file from Hictops website and have tried updating by many means including Cura versions 14.2 and 3.6.1, Avrdudes, Arduino, and Atmel Studio, they all give the similar errors. The printer is working brilliantly, superb quality but th...
- September 22nd, 2018, 8:11 am
- Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
- Topic: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
- Replies: 73
- Views: 486751
Re: Firmware Marlin-1.1.0-RC6 - My Latest Version
I've just purchased and assembled an old but unopened Hictop i3-11 auto level which gives superb prints, however, not being able to save default settings to EPROM is annoying. The motherboard model seems to be MKS v1.3 When I try to update the firmware I get an error message, that the board cannot b...