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docs: add serial driver link to flashing guide (#29)
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Co-authored-by: markrossington <[email protected]>
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ACCakut and markrossington authored Oct 8, 2023
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2. Open the terminal tool
3. Connect [USB-B to USB-A cable](https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-USB-2-0-Cable-Male/dp/B00NH11KIK/) between your PC and your computer and turn the printer on
4. A new serial port should appear to connect to in your serial terminal. e.g. `COM5`
5. Connect to this with a baud rate of `115200`
6. Type `M997` and press send
7. If you see the serial port disconnect and the printer lights go off then it has rebooted in reprogram mode.
- If it doesn't show up, install serial port drivers. While it's a much bigger install than required: [Stm32cube](https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeprog.html) will have these (name not needed, just email). Or you can try to install [FTDI Drivers](https://ftdichip.com/drivers/)
6. Connect to this with a baud rate of `115200`
7. Type `M997` and press send
8. If you see the serial port disconnect and the printer lights go off then it has rebooted in reprogram mode.

If this fails then see the next section.

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1. Get the `firmware.bin` you want to download to your printer
2. Ensure `dfu-util` installed:
* Windows: Download latest from [here](https://dfu-util.sourceforge.net/releases/dfu-util-0.9-win64.zip)
* Windows: Download latest from [here](https://dfu-util.sourceforge.net/releases/dfu-util-0.9-win64.zip)
* Linux: In a terminal type: `sudo apt install dfu-util`
* Mac: In a terminal type: `brew install dfu-util`
3. Open a command prompt in the directory of your `firmware.bin`
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