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- | ====== Brother KH-930e knitting machine ====== | ||
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- | Adventures in communicating with the Brother KH-930e knitting machine! | ||
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- | ===== Connecting the KH930e to the computer ===== | ||
- | * Inverted FTDI cable | ||
- | * 2x4 connector part number [[http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=WM8036-ND|WM8036-ND on Digikey]] | ||
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- | ===== Python code ===== | ||
- | * available on [[http://github.com/adafruit/knitting_machine|github]] | ||
- | * based on [[http://www.antitronics.com/wiki/index.php?title=Electroknit_Technical_Information|Steve Conklin's knitting machine code]] | ||
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- | ===== Outside resources ===== | ||
- | * [[http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/python_pitfalls.html|Python pitfalls]] - helped spot a bug | ||
- | * [[http://www.softbyte.co.uk/brothl1.htm#Troubleshooting%20Uploading%20and%20Downloading%20with%20Brother%20KH940,%20KH950i,%20KH965i,%20KH970|Troubleshooting Brother machines]] - includes how to do an 888 reset of memory | ||
- | * [[http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=124420|Good forum post]]- includes what to do when all the machine will do is flash "888" | ||
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