Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 22:45:08 -0400

Hi,

I wired the motors for the 3 axis, and they worked good, but the extruder motor didn't work. The extruder heater warms good, but when I click the button for extrusion (Control Manual panel) the motor doesn't respond.

I wired the same Pololu driver and the extruder motor in the X axis block of my RAMPS 1.4, and they work without troubles.

Could you please help me?

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:36:45 -0400

On A4988 stepper driver is a variable resistor this sets the current limit for the stepper motor.

If this is to low the stepper motor will not move

See [www.youtube.com] on how to set it up. You need to know the stepper motor current rating.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:16:31 -0400

Dust,

i installed 3 micro stepping jumpers
under every stepper driver.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:11:37 -0400

Sirpaz

yes,pushing physically to move the X-axis stepper motor with my finger.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 05:30:51 -0400

and check you installed micro stepping jumpers

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Ie these 3, under every stepper driver

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 03:27:01 -0400

What do you mean with "when i press on the x-axis stepper motor with my fingers", that you are physically moving the X with your finger?
By the way, by personal experience, I'd checked whether is a bad wiring connection first.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 01:12:38 -0400

If i try to move both the x-axis and y-axis stepper motors to home, they do not move, and after when i press on the x-axis stepper motor with my fingers, it does not move, but the y-axis stepper motor does move
but i can press on the stepper motor of the X-axis with my fingers if the power is only disconnected.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:41:12 -0400

@TMZ

Need more details

Do the X and Y stepper motors move at all when you tell it to home? (it cant home it they don't move)

If it is moving have you checked your steps/mm ?

Homing only moves 1.5 * the bed size you defined to attempt to reach the endstop, If the machine thinks it has moved that far without reaching the endstop it gives homing failed

A simple check is to send G1 X25.4 and measure how far the X axis moved, it should be 25.4mm, if it moved but not 25.4mm, this is where you should look further.
Why 25.4mm because that is a inch, in case your in one of those country that have no mm rulers, so you can check it moved an inch.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:12:29 -0400

Hi, I'm back. Firstly I would like to thank you (VDX and Dust) again for your reply. I have updated Marlin 2.1.2.2 to Marlin 2.1.2.4 and used the vs code, but still nothing happened.

I can only home z axis but not x axis and y axis of my 3d printer.I use RAMPS 1.4-Controller + Mega R3-Board + A4988-Driver. I always get the following message in Pronterface:

Connecting...
start
Printer is now online.
Marlin 2.1.2.4
echo: Last Updated: 2024-06-16 | Author: (none, default config)
echo: Compiled: Aug 4 2024
echo: Free Memory: 4172 PlannerBufferBytes: 1200
echo:Hardcoded Default Settings Loaded
echo:; Linear Units:
echo: G21 ; (mm)
echo:; Temperature Units:
echo: M149 C ; Units in Celsius
echo:; Filament settings (Disabled):
echo: M200 S0 D1.75
echo:; Steps per unit:
echo: M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z4000.00 E100.00
echo:; Max feedrates (units/s):
echo: M203 X300.00 Y300.00 Z2.50 E25.00
echo:; Max Acceleration (units/s2):
echo: M201 X3000.00 Y3000.00 Z100.00 E10000.00
echo:; Acceleration (units/s2) (P R T):
echo: M204 P400.00 R1000.00 T1000.00
echo:; Advanced (B S T X Y Z E):
echo: M205 B20000.00 S0.00 T0.00 X10.00 Y10.00 Z0.30 E5.00
echo:; Home offset:
echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
echo:; Hotend PID:
echo: M301 P22.20 I1.08 D114.00
echo: SD card released
SENDING:M119
Reporting endstop status
x_min: open
y_min: open
z_min: open
>>> G28 z
SENDING:G28 Z
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
SENDING:M119
Reporting endstop status
x_min: open
y_min: open
z_min: TRIGGERED
>>> G28 x
SENDING:G28 X
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:Homing Failed
Error:Printer halted. kill() called!
[ERROR] Error:Printer halted. kill() called!

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:58:58 -0400

SOLVED!

I have created a new project starting from the ground and the settings were ok this time. (tu)

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:24:45 -0400

I found a compatible version for my OS and I am now back to local hard-drive.

but once again the terminal is returning me the same error 'Nothing to build' with the exception that it is now indicating a made up directory: '/Users/utente/Desktop/Risorse/Archivio/DIY 3D Printer/Firmware/Marlin-2.1.2.4/C:\Users\utente\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Marlin', which is the combination of the old directory, that PIO was picking when operating from the VM, plus the current directory.
Is there a way for me to manually insert the directory? or in this case, get rid of the VM's one?

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:17:41 -0400

You don't change anything in platformio.ini except default_envs restore the stock one [github.com]

You have to open up the directory with the platformio.ini file in it, not the marlin sub folder

Vscode is multi platform... you dont need a vm, but if you feel you must setup ubuntu 22.04, way less overhead than windows.

you really need to have the code on a local hard-drive, not networked

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:01:36 -0400

"Error: Nothing to build. Please put your source code files to the 'Z:\Desktop\Risorse\Archivio\DIY 3D Printer\Firmware\Marlin-2.1.2.4' folder"

I am trying to build using PlatformIO for the first time, but for some reasons it always shows up this error. I am working in a VM with windows 10, I checked and double checked so to be sure that the directory I am working in, is right as it shows in the untitled workspace and it is.

I tried to add again the folder to workspace to see if the error would quit, but it didn't. I edited the security settings for UNC hosts so to allow access to the mac, but nothing. In the .ini file I changed the directories in the tags src_dir and include_dir to match the one of the folder I am working in but nothing changed.. Is anyone familiar with this error?
Thanks

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:16:05 -0400

I was downloading Marlin from their official website and the .ino file is missing in that package; different story from github.com. Thanks

So...yes, unfortunately arduino is no longer compatible with my old mojave OS, therefore I was already considering VScode. I have been advised to use it paired with platformIO but I am running in an much complex IDE environment, if compared to Arduino. I hope this is for good..

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:17:11 -0400

Latest Marlin bugfix 2.1.x still has Marlin.ino [github.com]
Latest release 2.1.2.4 still has Marlin.ino [github.com]

So Im not sure what your talking about, its not missing

Though arduino ide is not recommended any more, old and slow (even the new versions) vscode is recommended

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:30:08 -0400

Hi everyone,

Does anybody know why is it that in the latest Marlin version there is no .ino file?
I am stucked with the 1.8.13 which keeps on failing some Array_0 error and I cannot use any other version....

Thanks

P.S. I am still testing, none of my previous tests has ended in to an official first print.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

VDX — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:34:50 -0400

... could be, the endstops (or only one) aren't configured properly, so the homing didn't work ...

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:07:50 -0400

Firstly I would like to thank you (VDX and Dust) for your reply. I have updated Marlin 2.1.2.2 to Marlin 2.1.2.4, but still nothing has happened.:

Connecting...
start
Printer is now online.
Marlin 2.1.2.4
echo: Last Updated: 2024-06-16 | Author: (none, default config)
echo: Compiled: Jun 23 2024
echo: Free Memory: 3773 PlannerBufferBytes: 1200
echo:Hardcoded Default Settings Loaded
echo:; Linear Units:
echo: G21 ; (mm)
echo:; Temperature Units:
echo: M149 C ; Units in Celsius
echo:; Filament settings (Disabled):
echo: M200 S0 D1.75
echo:; Steps per unit:
echo: M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z4000.00 E100.00
echo:; Max feedrates (units/s):
echo: M203 X300.00 Y300.00 Z2.50 E25.00
echo:; Max Acceleration (units/s2):
echo: M201 X3000.00 Y3000.00 Z100.00 E10000.00
echo:; Acceleration (units/s2) (P R T):
echo: M204 P400.00 R1000.00 T1000.00
echo:; Advanced (B S T X Y Z E):
echo: M205 B20000.00 S0.00 T0.00 X10.00 Y10.00 Z0.30 E5.00
echo:; Home offset:
echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
echo:; Hotend PID:
echo: M301 P22.20 I1.08 D114.00
echo: SD card released
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "printrun\pronterface.pyc", line 1939, in editbutton
AttributeError: 'Button' object has no attribute 'properties'
SENDING:M119
Reporting endstop status
x_min: open
y_min: open
z_min: open
SENDING:M302
echo:Cold extrudes are disabled (min temp 170C)
>>> M119
SENDING:M119
Reporting endstop status
x_min: open
y_min: open
z_min: open
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:Homing Failed
Error:Printer halted. kill() called!
[ERROR] Error:Printer halted. kill() called!

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 08:44:58 -0400

Marlin 2.1.2.2 also has lots of issue Use Marlin 2.1.2.4

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

VDX — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 07:06:34 -0400

... check for polarity and switching state of the homing switches with "M119".

If they seems correct, then try to home them separate with "G28 X" and "...Y", "...Z" respective.

If your startup sequence "automatically" performs G28, then remove this line ...

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

tmz — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 06:02:40 -0400

I need your HELP. I can only home z axis but not x axis and y axis of my 3d printer.I use RAMPS 1.4-Controller + Mega R3-Board + A4988-Driver. I always get the following message in Pronterface:

Connecting...
start
Printer is now online.
Marlin 2.1.2.2
echo: Last Updated: 2024-02-08 | Author: (none, default config)
echo: Compiled: Jun 16 2024
echo: Free Memory: 4187 PlannerBufferBytes: 1200
echo:Hardcoded Default Settings Loaded
echo:; Linear Units:
echo: G21 ; (mm)
echo:; Temperature Units:
echo: M149 C ; Units in Celsius
echo:; Filament settings (Disabled):
echo: M200 S0 D1.75
echo:; Steps per unit:
echo: M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z4000.00 E100.00
echo:; Max feedrates (units/s):
echo: M203 X300.00 Y300.00 Z2.50 E25.00
echo:; Max Acceleration (units/s2):
echo: M201 X3000.00 Y3000.00 Z100.00 E10000.00
echo:; Acceleration (units/s2) (P R T):
echo: M204 P400.00 R1000.00 T1000.00
echo:; Advanced (B S T X Y Z E):
echo: M205 B20000.00 S0.00 T0.00 X10.00 Y10.00 Z0.30 E5.00
echo:; Home offset:
echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
echo:; Hotend PID:
echo: M301 P22.20 I1.08 D114.00
echo: SD card released
echo:Home Z First
echo:Home X First
echo:Home Y First
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:busy: processing
echo:Homing Failed
Error:Printer halted. kill() called!
[ERROR] Error:Printer halted. kill() called!

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:35:48 -0400

Yes! that worked!
As you said, except e, x,y and z are now moving.

I can now carry on with the tests; and yes I do have a very old version of Marlin, I did realise that after I started to work on it, but I ll provide to upload to the latest version.
Thanks for helping out :)

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:06:50 -0400

If you followed that tutorial to the letter, you using much older marlin 1.1...

you will find the equivalent in Marlin_main.cpp

line 12992

case 104: gcode_M104(); break;

line 13014

case 109: gcode_M109(); break;

add // to the front of each of these two lines.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:42:37 -0400

Quote
Dust
or you could edit the code in gcode.cpp

Please, bare with me..
What/where/how do I edit the gcode.cpp?
I looked in the arduino tabs but there's nothing called like that in the Marlin.ino. Beside, for what I know the gcode is the file I imported in pronterface, the print in a nutshell...

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:37:19 -0400

As I set EXTRUDERS to 0 and I verify, Arduino points out that 'ARRAY 0' was not declared in this scope.
I don't understand...

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:24:22 -0400

the controller will always say heating failed if you send it any gcode to heat up.

you need to ensure there are no M104 or M109 commands in the gcode.

presuming a recent marlin

In firmware you can set #define EXTRUDERS 0 this will disable both the above gcodes. but it also disables e0. But X,Y and Z should be normal.

or you could edit the code in gcode.cpp

change

#if EXTRUDERS
        case 104: M104(); break;                                  // M104: Set hot end temperature
        case 109: M109(); break;                                  // M109: Wait for hotend temperature to reach target
      #endif

#if EXTRUDERS
        //case 104: M104(); break;                                  // M104: Set hot end temperature
        //case 109: M109(); break;                                  // M109: Wait for hotend temperature to reach target
      #endif

to disable the two hot end heating gcodes

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Sirpaz — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:10:43 -0400

Hi Dust

Quote
Dust
"Error:MINTEMP triggered"

the controller cannot see your thermistor, so it reads the lowest temp. (which is open circuit)

possible causes.

Thermistor unplugged.
Thermistor plugged into wrong place.
Thermistor or its cable is broken.
Incorrect motherboard set, so controller is looking at wrong pin.
Incorrect thermistor defined in Configuration.h
Dead ADC pin on controller.

I am trying to disable the thermistor as indicated in this forum, but I did not have much luck so far..
I also tried to set the M302 parameter so to allow cold extrusion, but pronterface keeps reporting the same error: Heating failed, system stopped! Heater_ID:0

Quote
Dust
Also modern firmwares will not allow you to move E, unless the hot end is hot. unless you deliberately disable this.

How can I disable the hot end?

Quote
Ohmarinus
By the way, printrun is pretty old firmware.

Hi Ohmarinus, as I am approaching all this stuff just now, printrun was the first firmware I came across (something like, if you don't start somewhere, you are gonna go nowhere)
and anyway an interesting interface to begin with. I am open to advices, what would be a more up to date alternative to Printrun? Perhaps could also be the solution to my problem.

Quote
Ohmarinus
I'm also curious what you're doing on Craig van Vliet's macbook

That is out of the blue, I have no clue where that Craig van Vliet's macbook comes from...:S

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:29:13 -0400

If your just trying out movement, the slicer is adding in temperature related gcode, this will break your tests if you don't have heating and thermistors.

Also modern firmwares will not allow you to move E, unless the hot end is hot. unless you deliberately disable this.

Thee printrun error is just trying to tell your os not to go into power save mode. You probably need elevated security rites for that

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Ohmarinus — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:55:24 -0400

By the way, printrun is pretty old firmware. I'm also curious what you're doing on Craig van Vliet's macbook.

Anyway, I would try more modern firmware, since more people will be able to help you.

Re: Testing boards and step motors/ Error

Dust — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:16:40 -0400

"Error:MINTEMP triggered"

the controller cannot see your thermistor, so it reads the lowest temp. (which is open circuit)

possible causes.

Thermistor unplugged.
Thermistor plugged into wrong place.
Thermistor or its cable is broken.
Incorrect motherboard set, so controller is looking at wrong pin.
Incorrect thermistor defined in Configuration.h
Dead ADC pin on controller.