From e792d62f470f8705c03633e36dd66999faff2fc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernhard Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 13:44:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] readme --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0448bdbe9..f95ce6ce6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Features: * Full endstop support * SD Card support * SD Card folders (works in pronterface) +* SD Card autostart support * LCD support (ideally 20x4) * LCD menu system for autonomous SD card printing, controlled by an click-encoder. * EEPROM storage of e.g. max-velocity, max-acceleration, and similar variables @@ -100,6 +101,11 @@ If you have an SD card reader attached to your controller, also folders work now You can write to file in a subfolder by specifying a similar text using small letters in the path. Also, backup copies of various operating systems are hidden, as well as files not ending with ".g". +*SD card folders:* + +If you place a file auto<0-9>.g into the root of the sd card, it will be automatically executed if you boot the printer. The same file will be executed by selecting "Autostart" from the menu. +First *0 will be performed, than *1 and so on. That way, you can heat up or even print automatically without user interaction. + *Endstop trigger reporting:* If an endstop is hit while moving towards the endstop, the location at which the firmware thinks that the endstop was triggered is outputed on the serial port.