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norman.f4
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FlasAir

Hi

Has anyone successfully used the W-04 version, I can't find a W-03 anywhere

Norman

Posted : 29/04/2019 10:57 am
Spaghetti Queen
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RE: FlasAir

what ever you get, be aware that 32GB is the max compatible capacity.

regards Joan...   

 

Posted : 29/04/2019 11:45 am
Neophyl
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RE: FlasAir

Both of my Flashair cards are w04. One is a 16gb and the other is a 32gb.

Posted : 29/04/2019 11:47 am
norman.f4
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Topic starter answered:
RE: FlasAir

I used the setting etc from the Prusa website and hit didn't work. Printer (Mk3S) wouldn't give me an IP address, any advice please

Norman 

Posted : 29/04/2019 1:30 pm
LittleNeutrino
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RE: FlasAir

I am using the W-04 Flashair without any issues. You I was able to write a custom config file *you just place it on the base directory of the card* it connects to my wifi and then I mount it as normal via IP Address on my PC.

Posted : 29/04/2019 2:37 pm
nikst4
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RE: FlasAir

Mine (W-04, 32GB) isn´t working, too. 🙁

 

Which settings do you use?

 

 

Posted : 29/04/2019 2:44 pm
norman.f4
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Topic starter answered:
RE: FlasAir
Posted by: LittleNeutrino

I am using the W-04 Flashair without any issues. You I was able to write a custom config file *you just place it on the base directory of the card* it connects to my wifi and then I mount it as normal via IP Address on my PC.

Could you be kind enough to look at mine, below and tell me if/where I have gone wrong please.

[Vendor]
APPSSID=EE-RGT4B7
APPNETWORKKEY=**************
CID=02544d535733324755e385417a012201
VERSION=F15DBW3BW4.00.02
APPMODE=5
APPNAME=3D_printer
LOCK=1
PRODUCT=FlashAir
STA_RETRY_CT=0
UPDIR=/G-Code
UPLOAD=1
VENDOR=TOSHIBA
WEBDAV=2

 

Posted : 29/04/2019 2:59 pm
michael.s263
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RE: FlasAir
Posted by: Spaghetti Queen

what ever you get, be aware that 32GB is the max compatible capacity.

regards Joan...   

Man... i wish i would have known this a few days ago after i ordered a 64gb one...

Posted : 30/04/2019 3:25 am
Neophyl
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RE: FlasAir

This is on one of my printers and works for me.  You will of course need to update the details for your home network.

 

[WLANSD]
ID=i3mk3
DHCP_Enabled=NO
IP_Address=192.168.1.203
Subnet_Mask=255.255.255.0
Default_Gateway=192.168.1.253
Preferred_DNS_server=192.168.1.253
Alternate_DNS_Server=192.168.1.253
Proxy_Server_Enabled=NO
Proxy_Server_Name=192.168.1.253
Port_Number=8080

[Vendor]
CIPATH=/DCIM/100__TSB/FA000001.JPG
APPMODE=5
APPNETWORKKEY=************ <this should be your wifi access password
VERSION=F15DBW3BW4.00.02
CID=02544d535733324755e2dd747a011c01
PRODUCT=FlashAir
VENDOR=TOSHIBA
APPSSID=Higgins Home <this should be the wifi name
LOCK=1
DNSMODE=1
APPAUTOTIME=0
MASTERCODE=ec21zzzzzzzz <this is the mastercode from your flashair card. It should be printed on it.
UPLOAD=1
UPDIR=/
WEBDAV=2
TIMEZONE=0
NOISE_CANCEL=2
appname=i3mk3

Posted : 30/04/2019 6:30 am
michael.s263
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RE: FlasAir

So, after 5 hours of playing yesterday... i decided i was going to start over today. Not sure what i missed between yesterday and today.. but i got it working within about 15 mins. So for those having trouble doing "map network drive" in windows 10... i tried an alternate method that im not really sure what the difference is, but it worked perfectly for me. i just did "add a network location" and put the ip address of the card in and boom worked perfectly. Still cant figure out how to "map network drive". But they both seemingly do the same thing.

as a note..
Printer mk3s

w-04 64 gb... HUGE SIDE NOTE... and not sure whether or not this helped getting it working.. but yesterday i reformatted it into fat32

This post was modified 5 years ago by michael.s263
Posted : 05/05/2019 2:27 am
norman.f4
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Topic starter answered:
RE: FlasAir

Hi

What capacity has the SD card after formatting to FAT32? Microsoft has set a 32GB partition size limit for the FAT/FAT32 file system, just wondering if the capacity is now limited?

Norman

Posted : 07/05/2019 10:17 am
vintagepc
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RE: FlasAir
Posted by: norman.f4

Hi

What capacity has the SD card after formatting to FAT32? Microsoft has set a 32GB partition size limit for the FAT/FAT32 file system, just wondering if the capacity is now limited?

Norman

There are other tools to format drives that don't enforce a new, stupid, arbitrary limitation...

Posted : 07/05/2019 11:33 am
MikeR33
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RE: FlasAir

I found that the network range on the card was really poor, with all other wireless devices showing 3bars+ of wifi signal the w-04 refused to connect to the network, had to move it into the same room as the router to get it to connect properly and consistently.

Posted : 07/05/2019 11:58 am
Chocki
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RE: FlasAir

Don't wish to worry you, but there are fakes of this card about which have poor wi-fi range.

I have a 32GB W-04 and it connects to my AP through two walls and a floor a distance of approx 8m straight line without any issues.

Just for anyone else reading this thread, something I discovered which took me a couple of days of frustration and cursing when I first got this card.

When you make a change to a config setting, cycle the power on the printer or hit reset on the LCD panel rather than just put the card in the slot and hope it works as it won't use the new settings unless the printer is re-booted. I very nearly sent the card back as defective!.

Also, you have to have a folder on the root of the card, I call mine GCODE, you cannot send files direct to the root of the card.

I now right click the gcode file I want to print and send to.. where the SD card link is mapped to the folder GCODE on the flashair card. (Windows)

Normal people believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.

Posted : 07/05/2019 7:20 pm
Chocki
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RE: FlasAir

Here is my CONFIG file found in the SD_WLAN folder:

[WLANSD]

ID=PrusaSD
DHCP_Enabled=NO
IP_Address=192.168.1.15 I have mine set with a static network address
Subnet_Mask=255.255.255.0
Default_Gateway=192.168.1.1
Preferred_DNS_Server=192.168.1.1
Alternate_DNS_Server=192.168.1.1
Proxy_Server_Enabled=NO
Proxy_Server_Name=192.168.1.1
Port_Number=8080

[Vendor]

UPLOAD=1
UPDIR=/G_Code your folder on the root of the card where you will put your gcode: note this cannot be the root =/ on a W-04 card
WEBDAV=2
APPNAME=PrusaFlashAir
CIPATH=/DCIM/100__TSB/FA000001.JPG
APPMODE=5
APPSSID=your SSID goes here
APPNETWORKKEY=*********
DNSMODE=1
NOISE_CANCEL=2
VERSION=F15DBW3BW4.00.03 you will have to follow the toshiba setup first time to get some of these values
CID=02544d535733324755e2e2b27b011c01 you will have to follow the toshiba setup first time to get some of these values
PRODUCT=FlashAir
VENDOR=TOSHIBA
LOCK=1
MASTERCODE=your Mastercode goes here

Normal people believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.

Posted : 08/05/2019 7:41 am
Neophyl
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Illustrious Member
RE: FlasAir

You can see from my setup listed above that I dont have an upload directory and I can write files to the card root and print from there without issue.  Although I do agree that adding a directory or multiples makes sense to keep things organized.

The reason I know the root directory works is that I also have a Cr10S and the stock firmware on that printer will ONLY print gcode stored in the root of the sdcard (rubbish I know) so I had to get it working for that printer.

Posted : 08/05/2019 8:17 am
Chocki
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Prominent Member
RE: FlasAir

Are you by any chance using a MAC or linux machine?, because with Windows 10 I could not get this to work without specifying a directory in UPDIR.

Trying UPDIR=/   just caused unable to connect or write errors or something like that (It was a while ago now, so can't fully remember).

From reading many posts about this, I also remember that on the 03 version UPDIR=/ would work, but not so with this 04 version, but as to whether this is a windows problem or flashair problem, I do not know.

For anyone trying to get their card working, if UPDIR=/ works, then great, if not, try a directory path.

Normal people believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.

Posted : 08/05/2019 1:56 pm
vintagepc
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RE: FlasAir

Side effect of sticking everything in the root folder- your printer takes longer to boot when it sorts the SD card files... so naturally *some* regular cleanup of old files is required when doing that. 

Posted : 08/05/2019 2:19 pm
bobstro
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RE: FlasAir
Posted by: vintagepc

Side effect of sticking everything in the root folder- your printer takes longer to boot when it sorts the SD card files... so naturally *some* regular cleanup of old files is required when doing that. 

Ah, that's interesting. I've got a tree 3 levels deep with dozens of test prints for different materials and nozzle sizes. I've noticed it being a bit slow with the crawling dots starting up, but didn't make the connection. There are only 4 items in my FlashAir root, all sub-directories. Does it only sort the root, or does it go deeper?

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Posted : 08/05/2019 3:16 pm
vintagepc
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Member
RE: FlasAir
Posted by: bobstro
Posted by: vintagepc

Side effect of sticking everything in the root folder- your printer takes longer to boot when it sorts the SD card files... so naturally *some* regular cleanup of old files is required when doing that. 

Ah, that's interesting. I've got a tree 3 levels deep with dozens of test prints for different materials and nozzle sizes. I've noticed it being a bit slow with the crawling dots starting up, but didn't make the connection. There are only 4 items in my FlashAir root, all sub-directories. Does it only sort the root, or does it go deeper?

At least in my case it sped up noticeably once I moved finished stuff to a "done" folder, and it will "sorting files..." anytime I open a subfolder for the first time.

But it might be different for the wifi cards as it needs to refresh the directory listing on more than just card insert.

Posted : 08/05/2019 3:20 pm
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