I just put in my stepper drivers and downloaded Marlin, I wired in the steppers and that is it. At this point without anything but the stepper connected how can I test them before I move on? I have Cura on my computer and an lcd screen wired into my RAMPS. I can't figure out how to get the lcd working though, when I turn on the power supply all the lcd does is turn on but nothing on the screen though. The only reason I wired the lcd in is because I thought I could use it it test the axes. I'm totally new to all this firmware stuff so I'm sure I made a million mistakes. The building part was easy, but now the computer part is really getting to me.... Thanks! https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404141,404141#msg-404141 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:29:38 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404141,404152#msg-404152 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404141,404152#msg-404152
You can also move axis Y and axis Z this way (Axis E - the extruder - too, but there are some additonal considerations there) You will only be able to move in a positive direction until you home. You can home everything at once with G28, or you can home one axis at a time: G28 X0 for example. Be aware that homing will use your endstops, so if you do not have them in place, you may have a crash.

Here is a nice G code reference.]]> jbernardis General Mendel Topics Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:42:37 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404141,404141#msg-404141 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,404141,404141#msg-404141 Thanks!]]> erikn General Mendel Topics Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:06:49 -0400