How to Download Firmware Settings From RS Max V2

[Pyropainter]

Hello
I may not have all of the terminology down correctly, please bear with me. I wish to download the .ino files that were uploaded to Rambo from my Rambo version 1.3L that is installed in my Rostock Max v2. I have downloaded and installed Arduino 1.6.3. The main reason for doing this is to have a saved copy of the information and to have a look around. When down loading will this also include the EEPROM settings? I have worked with the Arduino software a little was successful at uploading information to an Azteeg Pro. But have never done the reveres. I have tried searching for useful information. But no luck. Sometimes asking the right question helps.

Thank you.

[guanu]

Once the code is compiled and uploaded, there is no way to remove and save the firmware in its original code form from the electronics board unfortunately.

You can load the eeprom when connected via a host program and save the eeprom settings, but thats the only part that will be removeable.

[Renha]

If you only need a backup for restoration without changes, you could find ISP port on your board, and use Atmel Studio (it's free) to read flash, fuses and eeprom data, and then restore.

If you need to get firmware settings, you could download exactly that version of firmware, then read firmware as described earlier, and with compiling/decompiling procedure get your settings one by one. Nothing really hard, but takes some time.

[Jimustanguitar]

You mentioned EEPROM... If you're not trying to save a bit for bit copy of what's compiled and loaded on the board, you can use a host program like Repetier (perhaps MatterControl does this as well) and you can open the EEPROM editor and save a backup of those values.

With an EEPROM backup, and by manually noting the current firmware version, you ought to be able to go back as long as there's still a Git for that version. (assuming that you didn't edit it much in the Arduino IDE before loading it)

In general, compiling code is a one way street. There are very few cases where the machine language can be converted back into something that humans can read and interpret.

[Pyropainter]

Thank you for all of your kind support. This printer was purchased used and I was curious.

[teoman]

Eeprom is like the harddisk uswd by the arduino program. It stores you pid settings and such.

On the lcd there is a menu option to save it to the flash card. But that never worked for me. Best to just take a screenshot in repetier or mattercontrol.