No driver and no source code

[Luke Mclellan]

Hi there. I am currently carrying out a project using a Fab@Home D printer and have not been able to obtain the source codes. The developers are searching for these for me but have still not gotten back in touch. The D printer is connected via a USB port and I have been trying serial drivers to try and control the stepper motors that it uses. However the computer will only recognize the connection and cannot send commands through it. I was wondering if there was any way to by pass having either a driver or source codes? I have tried controllong the components separately but due to my programming skills have been failing. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

Luke McLellan

[crossrulz]

You need to command set.  Without that, you can't really do anything.

[Todd_Lesher]

It looks like this wiki has software:

http://www.fabathome.org/wiki/index.php/Fab%40Home:Software

Is it VCP serial commands? If so, maybe you can tap into the RS232 bus on the unit and monitor the commands sent by the software.

[Todd_Lesher]

This "older version" has source code:

http://fabathome.org/wiki/uploads/4/45/FabStudio.zip

There are serial functions.