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We have just finished assembling the base and mounting the electronics on the printer. However, we have yet to install the software for said components and commission the machine. We are having some issues with the C++ coding, as it seems we are missing some plugins that the programming requires. It would seem that the firmware provided to use is an ELF extension, commonly used for game systems, thus making it incompatible to open on a standard computer without emulation software. Also, there is a question of whether we are even able to program the board without a certain hardware component; the JTAG USB OCD Programmer/Debugger. We will hopefully absolve this issue by this upcoming Thursday.

As for the machine itself, it would appear as if the screw inserted into the right horizontal motor is too tightly threaded, causing the machine to malfunction. My only hope is that the support truss we laser printed for the Z Carriage is able to function without breaking under pressure.

About a week ago, we had one of the heads of Koba Industries, Mr. Kenji Kondo, fly over to assist us with the assembly of the printer. We installed the electronic components and took care of the wiring. Kenji has been helping us over the entire course of the project, giving us advice and shipping us any missing components.

After we have completed installing the software required for the printer, we must commission it, which involves installing the motor belt, tuning the motor current and adjust both the XY Carriage and Syringe Tool to be level. After that, all that is left is testing.