The last release of Scanbox provides a mechanism to update the firmware in Knobby and provides a few fixes to the existing version. We will be using this mechanism to deploy future improvements.
The present version fixes a bug that incorrectly moved the objective to its original position when the X, Y, or Z axes where moved right after a Zero with vertical alignment was performed. It also provides a way to cancel a Zero/Store/Recall function if they were triggered by mistake. To cancel you simply have to touch the same button once again.
The new version also adjusts the hit areas on the touchscreen for the Lock/Unlock button and the XYZ menu selection for the Zero command, which were slightly off causing some unnecessary frustration.
To update Knobby’s firmware proceed as follows.
After downloading the latest Scanbox versions use pathtool in Matlab to ensure all the sub-directories within the distribution are added to the path. Then within Matlab, type “knobby_update”. If everything look Ok you will see something like the output below. Your Knobby will reboot and you can then start Scanbox and start using it.
>> knobby_update --------------------------------------- Knobby Firmware Update (dlr - 5/6/2016) --------------------------------------- Reset Arduino Due... Programming.... Atmel SMART device 0x285e0a60 found Device : ATSAM3X8 Chip ID : 285e0a60 Version : v1.1 Dec 15 2010 19:25:04 Address : 524288 Pages : 2048 Page Size : 256 bytes Total Size : 512KB Planes : 2 Lock Regions : 32 Locked : none Security : false Boot Flash : false Erase flash done in 0.030 seconds Write 54480 bytes to flash (213 pages) [ ] 0% (0/213 pages) [== ] 9% (21/213 pages) [===== ] 19% (42/213 pages) [======== ] 29% (63/213 pages) [=========== ] 39% (84/213 pages) [============== ] 49% (105/213 pages) [================= ] 59% (126/213 pages) [==================== ] 69% (147/213 pages) [======================= ] 78% (168/213 pages) [========================== ] 88% (189/213 pages) [============================= ] 98% (210/213 pages) [==============================] 100% (213/213 pages) done in 11.410 seconds Verify 54480 bytes of flash [ ] 0% (0/213 pages) [== ] 9% (21/213 pages) [===== ] 19% (42/213 pages) [======== ] 29% (63/213 pages) [=========== ] 39% (84/213 pages) [============== ] 49% (105/213 pages) [================= ] 59% (126/213 pages) [==================== ] 69% (147/213 pages) [======================= ] 78% (168/213 pages) [========================== ] 88% (189/213 pages) [============================= ] 98% (210/213 pages) [==============================] 100% (213/213 pages) Verify successful done in 10.177 seconds Set boot flash true CPU reset. >>
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