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Manetta: /* Use */

2024-09-30T20:07:25Z

Use

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	exit()		exit()

	~~----------------~~

	===Install===		===Install===

Thijshijsijsjss: Move noinclude tag

2024-05-24T09:23:07Z

Move noinclude tag

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	$ sudo apt install libopenblas-dev		$ sudo apt install libopenblas-dev

	~~<noinclude>~~

	====Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian: "Chiplotle3" command not found====		====Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian: "Chiplotle3" command not found====
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	restart your shell		restart your shell
			<noinclude>
	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Pen plotters]]		* [[Pen plotters]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Thijshijsijsjss: Add path command not found error

2024-05-24T09:21:20Z

Add path command not found error

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			====Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian: "Chiplotle3" command not found====
			After running <code>chiplotle</code> after intalling it through <code> pip3 install chiplotle3</code>, you might be prompted with an error that the command is not found. This might be caused due to a PATH problem. <code>pip</code> installs into <code>~/.local/bin</code>, which is not part of the default PATH on Debain based operating systems.

			Check your path:
			> echo $PATH

			Add to path:
			> nano /.bashrc

			[scroll to the bottom and add the line:]
			export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

			restart your shell
	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Pen plotters]]		* [[Pen plotters]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Manetta: /* Windows: "port" not found (?) */

2023-11-14T17:18:48Z

Windows: "port" not found (?)

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	Alessia and Manetta spend an hour on this error on Nov 13th 2023, but did not figure it out. There is little documentation on using Chiplotle on Windows unfortunately. A next step could be do open <code>serialutil.py</code> to see if the error can be resolved directly there.		Alessia and Manetta spend an hour on this error on Nov 13th 2023, but did not figure it out. There is little documentation on using Chiplotle on Windows unfortunately. A next step could be do open <code>serialutil.py</code> to see if the error can be resolved directly there.

			It's the next day now, we looked into this again and solved it!

			'''First''', edit your Chiplotle config file, which is stored in your home folder, which you can edit on Linux/Mac with:

			$ nano ~/.chiplotle/config.py

			or on Windows:

			> notepad C:\Users\USERNAME\.chiplotle\config.py

			Change this line:

			serial_port_to_plotter_map = None

			into:

			serial_port_to_plotter_map = {'COM4' : 'HP7475A'}

			or use another plotter model number.

			'''Secondly''', you need to also edit a Python script within the Chiplotle library, which you can open on Linux/Mac with:

			$ nano PATH-TO-YOUR-VENV/chiplotle3/src/chiplotle3/plotters/baseplotter.py

			or on Windows:

			> notepad PATH-TO-YOUR-VENV\chiplotle3\src\chiplotle3\plotters\baseplotter.py

			Then edit the following on line 196:

			@property
			def _buffer_space(self):
			self._serial_port.flushInput()
			self._serial_port.write(self._hpgl.B().format.encode())
			bs = self._read_port()
			return int(bs)

			and just change the last line:

			@property
			def _buffer_space(self):
			self._serial_port.flushInput()
			self._serial_port.write(self._hpgl.B().format.encode())
			bs = self._read_port()
			return int(128)

			Now Chiplotle should work.

	====Raspberry Pi====		====Raspberry Pi====

Manetta: /* Windows: "port" not found (?) */

2023-11-13T18:31:26Z

Windows: "port" not found (?)

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	raise ValueError('"port" must be None or a string, not {}'.format(type(port)))		raise ValueError('"port" must be None or a string, not {}'.format(type(port)))
	ValueError: "port" must be None or a string, not <class 'int'>		ValueError: "port" must be None or a string, not <class 'int'>

			Alessia and Manetta spend an hour on this error on Nov 13th 2023, but did not figure it out. There is little documentation on using Chiplotle on Windows unfortunately. A next step could be do open <code>serialutil.py</code> to see if the error can be resolved directly there.

	====Raspberry Pi====		====Raspberry Pi====

Manetta: /* Windows: "port" not found (?) */

2023-11-13T14:36:13Z

Windows: "port" not found (?)

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	File "C:\Users\aless\OneDrive\Desktop\PENPLOTTER_venv\lib\site-packages\serial\serialutil.py", line 268, in port		File "C:\Users\aless\OneDrive\Desktop\PENPLOTTER_venv\lib\site-packages\serial\serialutil.py", line 268, in port
	raise ValueError('"port" must be None or a string, not {}'.format(type(port)))		raise ValueError('"port" must be None or a string, not {}'.format(type(port)))
	ValueError: "port" must be None or a string, not <class 'int'>		ValueError: "port" must be None or a string, not <class 'int'>

	====Raspberry Pi====		====Raspberry Pi====

Alessia: /* Errors */

2023-11-13T14:32:23Z

Errors

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	====Windows: "port" not found (?)====		====Windows: "port" not found (?)====

	?		File "C:\Users\aless\OneDrive\Desktop\PENPLOTTER_venv\lib\site-packages\serial\serialutil.py", line 268, in port
			raise ValueError('"port" must be None or a string, not {}'.format(type(port)))
			ValueError: "port" must be None or a string, not <class 'int'>

	====Raspberry Pi====		====Raspberry Pi====

Manetta: /* Make a virtual environment */

2023-11-13T14:31:07Z

Make a virtual environment

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	For example:		For example:

	$ python3 -m venv ~~FOLDERNAME~~		$ python3 -m venv plotter-venv

	On '''Windows''':		On '''Windows''':

	$ py -m venv FOLDERNAME		py -m venv FOLDERNAME

	For example:		For example:

	$ py -m venv ~~FOLDERNAME~~		$ py -m venv plotter-venv

	====Activate the virtual environment====		====Activate the virtual environment====

Manetta: /* Activate the virtual environment */

2023-11-13T14:30:43Z

Activate the virtual environment

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	On '''Windows''' (using Powershell):		On '''Windows''' (using Powershell):

	~~plotter-venv~~\Scripts\Activate.ps1		FOLDERNAME\Scripts\Activate.ps1

	You can exit again by writing <code>deactivate</code>.		You can exit again by writing <code>deactivate</code>.

Manetta: /* Make a virtual environment */

2023-11-13T14:30:26Z

Make a virtual environment

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:30, 13 November 2023
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	For example:		For example:

	$ python3 -m venv ~~plotter-venv~~		$ python3 -m venv FOLDERNAME

	On '''Windows''':		On '''Windows''':
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	For example:		For example:

	$ py -m venv ~~plotter-venv~~		$ py -m venv FOLDERNAME

	====Activate the virtual environment====		====Activate the virtual environment====