Marlin Firmware Upgrade 1.1.0 RC8 & RCBugFix (For R1 & R1+PLUS)

New features to look for:

• Add Print Job Timer and Print Counter (PRINTCOUNTER)
• New M600 Filament Change (FILAMENT_CHANGE_FEATURE)
• New G12 Nozzle Clean (NOZZLE_CLEAN_FEATURE)
• New G27 Nozzle Park (NOZZLE_PARK_FEATURE)
• Add support for COREYZ
• Add a new Advance Extrusion algorithm (LIN_ADVANCE)
• Add support for inches, Fahrenheit, Kelvin units (INCH_MODE_SUPPORT, TEMPERATURE_UNITS_SUPPORT)
• Better handling of G92 shifting of the coordinate space
• Add Greek and Croatian languages
• Improve the Manual (Mesh) Bed Leveling user interface
• Add support for more boards, controllers, and probes:
  • Vellemann K8400 (BOARD_K8400)
  • RigidBot V2 (BOARD_RIGIDBOARD_V2)
  • Cartesio UI (BOARD_CNCONTROLS_12)
  • BLTouch probe sensor (BLTOUCH)
  • Viki 2 with RAMPS and MKS boards
• Improve support for DELTA and other kinematics
• Improve thermal management, add WATCH_BED_TEMP_PERIOD
• Better handling of toolchange, multiple tools
• Add support for two X steppers X_DUAL_STEPPER_DRIVERS
• Add support for SINGLENOZZLE, MIXING_EXTRUDER, and SWITCHING_EXTRUDER
• Simplified probe configuration, allow usage without bed leveling
• And much more… See the 1.1.0-RC7 Change Log for the complete list of changes.

 

If you are interested in what is different between the standard Marlin Firmware and what needs to be configured to make it run on a Robo R1 here is a report (in various file formats) that will show you the differences by line number. The archived file includes an HTML and UNIX diff file.

 

@Alan Childs
I stopped using auto-leveling a long time ago, so I can't answer your question, or even know what the issue is. Maybe someone else can help.

 

There are already 36 new commits to RCBugFix since RC7 so there may be issues. None that I looked at seem to affect Cartesian printers like our Robo's. I will try to stay on top of this and see what transpires over the next couple of weeks.

 

This is what I am beginning to hate about the current crop of developers. Too many changes and adding of features to RC's, I will review and update the files.

 

Here are the configuration files necessary to run Marlin 1.1.0-RC7 as of August 7th on our Robo3D R1 printers. This configuration files will not compile properly with previous versions of RC7. I have separated them out into several compressed archive files. Just download the one you need and overwrite the appropriate files within the Marlin subdirectory. You cannot use configuration files from previous versions or previous Release Candidates.

Basic steps required:

1. Download the current RC7 zip file from https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/archive/RC.zip
2. Extract the contents to your HDD
3. Download one of the attached files appropriate for your hardware
   RC7_ABL_R1_8-7 is for Robo R1 with 8 mm Z Axis threaded rods
   RC7_ABL_R1PLUS_8-7 is for Robo R1+PLUS and R1's upgraded with the Z-Axis lead screw upgrade kit from Robo3D
   RC7_ABL_R1-TR8_8-7 is for Robo R1's with upgraded Z Axis 3rd party lead screws
4. Overwrite the files in the Marlin subdirectory
5. Compile and upload to your Arduino 2540 board using the Arduino IDE
6. Clear EEPROM memory by issuing the following two commands in terminal mode:
   M502
   M500
7. Re-enter you Z axis offset using M851 as a positive number. M565 support is not included in this version

Common to all these files are:

1. Set up for Hexagon hotend
2. Full Graphics LCD enabled
3. EEPROM memory enabled
4. Auto-Bed-Leveling enabled
5. SD Card support
6. Temperature PID tuning menu enabled
7. Babystepping enabled
8. Encoder reversed

Please note that I am not one of the Marlin developers. If you have an issue with this release post here first. If it is determined that it is not a configuration issue, then you may be directed to post the issue on Marlin's GITHUB. I cannot vouch for the actual usability of these files, I can say that they do compile without errors.

 

Here are the configuration files necessary to run Marlin 1.1.0-RC7, as of August 7th, on our Robo3D R1 printers. I have separated them out into several compressed archive files. Just download the one you need and overwrite the appropriate files within the Marlin subdirectory. You cannot use configuration files from previous Marlin releases or from previous Release Candidates

Basic steps required:

1. Download the current RC7 zip file from https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/archive/RC.zip
2. Extract the contents to your HDD
3. Download one of the attached files appropriate for your hardware
   RC7_MESH_R1_8-7 is for Robo R1 with 8 mm Z Axis threaded rods
   RC7_MESH_R1PLUS_8-7 is for Robo R1+PLUS and R1's upgraded with the Z-Axis lead screw upgrade kit from Robo3D
   RC7_MESH_R1-TR8_8-7 is for Robo R1's with upgraded Z Axis 3rd party lead screws
4. Overwrite the files in the Marlin subdirectory
5. Compile and upload to your Arduino 2540 board using the Arduino IDE
6. Clear EEPROM memory by issuing the following two commands in terminal mode:
   M502
   M500
7. Re-perform the MESH leveling routine and save the results.
8. (Optional) Re-enter you Z axis offset, if needed, using G29 S4 Zn.nn where n.nn is a positive number to move further from the bed and negative to move closer. M565 support is not included in this version. This affects the entire mesh, so you usually do not need Z offset at all.

Common to all these files are:

1. Set up for Hexagon hotend
2. Full Graphics LCD enabled
3. EEPROM memory enabled
4. MESH Bed Leveling enabled w/16 probe points
5. MESH Bed Leveling menu enabled
6. SD Card support
7. Temperature PID tuning menu enabled
8. Babystepping enabled
9. Encoder reversed

Please note that I am not one of the Marlin developers. If you have an issue with this release post here first. If it is determined that it is not a configuration issue, then you may be directed to post the issue on Marlin's GITHUB. I cannot guarantee success using beta firmware, I can vouch for error free compiling with these included files.