A chip holder for reseting the Da Vinci 1.0 filament chip using an Arduino

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If you're using non-XYZ filament in your Da Vinci 1.0, it's likely resetting the filament-counter-chip in the XYZ cartridges is happening to you as well (as I am doing). So three leads have to be attached to the chip and hooked up to your Arduino. This can be a bit of a pain, so I built a holder for my chip. It consists of a base with three 24 gage wires looped through holes in the base and twisted to stay that way. The chip fits on top of it. The second part is a clamp that slides over the back of the base holding down the chip against the wires looped into the base. Then each of the three 24 gauge wires is inserted into the correct pin-outs on your Arduino board. Tiny raised letters are engraved on the chip holder's base reminding you which way to plug them in: "G" for ground, "5V" for 5 volts and "7" for digital pin-out seven. If you need more help figuring out how to use the Arduino board and get the reset program loaded onto it, I have an old post online with the directions. Here is the URL: http://voltivo.com/blog/da-vinci-reset-eeprom. Another great tool (I just saw this and it's fantastic) combines an Arduino Mini board and a Da Vinci cartridge interface into a small module that attaches to the bottom of the XYZ cartridge. It will work for non-XYZ filaments, you won't have to unplug the chip, get the reset program at this URL: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:302209 Instructions First print both parts and be sure they fit right together, so that your prints can use them. Next you'll need a few wire-cutters to clip off some extra material from each corner of one piece, as seen in the photos, after the first two or three layers it bulges out, you must clip off where a snug fit is required. You will also have rounded corners that should be sanded so they line up correctly with your other part.