/knitty_gui_ubuntu_21_10_update

The user frontend to control the knitting machine

Primary LanguageProcessingOtherNOASSERTION

Knitty GUI

This is the Windows/Linux GUI of knitty software to drive knitting machines needles. There is a separate repository for the Arduino firmware.

Installation (2022 update for Ubuntu 21.10 64 bits and Processing 3.5.4)

Installation with last Processing stable version 3.x (tested with 3.5.4). Version 4.x requires additional code update and is not yet supported:

  • download the Processing 3.5.4 release for Linux 64 bits
  • decompress the content in your home folder
  • go to ~/processing-3.5.4 and execute ./install.sh
  • in the applicaiton menu open Processing and check the version is 3.5.4
  • with git clone the knitty/gui repo into the ~/sketches folder and rename the gui folder into knitty_main.

Optional: install Arial fonts for Ubuntu with sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer (this requires to accept Microsft license).

Get knitty GUI and start the application:

  • clone the knitty/gui repo including 2022 update for Ubuntu 21.10 into the ~/sketches folder and rename knitty_gui_ubuntu_21_10_update into knitty_main
  • in Processing IDE open the knitty_main.pde file
  • in the sketch menu check available libraries and import Drop and G4P libraries if they are not listed. sojamo drop is now replaced by Drop
  • execute the application using Ctrl-R shortcut for example
  • check the absence of error in the logs.

Authors

This tool has been programmed by ptflea

Update from sietchcode for Ubuntu 21.10 64 bits and Processing 3.5.4