Franklin

Franklin is software designed to work with all 3-D personal manufacturing robots like Athena. It is both server and firmware, exposing all settings and controls on a web page served by the host computer, which in the case of Athena, is the Beaglebone Green.

Initial Setup

1. File:Franklin initial screen.JPG

   Right click on http://192.168.76.2:8000/admin and select "Open Link in New Tab". Note "admin" at the end of the address - Franklin has different pages allowing different levels of access to features.

2. File:Franklin setup checkbox.JPG

   Activate the setup check box as shown in the picture.

3. File:Franklin firmware upload initial.JPG

   A screen filled with buttons will be displayed. Because Franklin works with multiple different machines and connections, a variety of choices is available.

4. File:Franklin ttyS4.JPG

   Select the port over which communication will take place, for Athena with the second generation bridge board, it's ttyS4.

5. File:Franklin melzi bbb.JPG

   Select the "Melzi from Beaglebone..." button.