This plugin can be used to flash pre-compiled firmware images to your printer from a file or URL.
Works with boards with Atmel AVR family 8-bit MCUs (Atmega1280, Atmega1284p, and Atmega2560) MCUs, and Atmel SAM family 32-bit MCUs (Arduino DUE).
Install via the bundled Plugin Manager or manually using this URL:
https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-FirmwareUpdater/archive/master.zip
The appropriate flashing tool also needs to be installed. For 8-bit MCUs the tools is avrdude, for 32-bit MCUs the tool is bossac.
AVRDUDE needs to be installed on the server where OctoPrint is running.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install avrdude
Information about the package needed can be found here Ubuntu avrdude package
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/avrdude-release
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install avrdude
Bossac cannot be installed using a package manager as the packaged version is out of date and will not work. Installation from source is straight-forward.
cd ~/
sudo apt-get install libwxgtk3.0-dev libreadline-dev
wget https://github.com/shumatech/BOSSA/archive/1.7.0.zip
unzip 1.7.0.zip
cd BOSSA-1.7.0
./arduino/make_package.sh
sudo cp ~/BOSSA-1.7.0/bin/bossac /usr/local/bin/
In order to be able to flash firmware we need to select and configure a flash method. Once the flash method is selected additional options will be available.
The minimum settings are:
- Path to avrdude
- AVR MCU Type
- AVR Programmer Type
Typical MCU/programmer combinations are:
| AVR MCU | Programmer | Example Board |
|---|---|---|
| Atmega1284p | arduino | Anet A series |
| Atmega2560 | wiring | RAMPS, RAMbo, etc. |
| Atmega644p | arduino | Sanguinololu, Melzi |
All advanced settings are optional.
All advanced settings are optional.
You can use the post-flash gcode settings to run gcode commands after a successful firmware flash.
