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Print Pause and Printer Stopped working

Posted by ngajjar 
Print Pause and Printer Stopped working
August 29, 2012 02:39AM
ps: I have done Print Pause/Resume many times before and it was working fine but this time something went wrong.

Few days back I was printing this [www.thingiverse.com] spool holder. Print was going fine but till 1:30 hr (total time 2:15), later noticed the it was getting loose from the bed. Thought let's pause the print and stick some kapton on brim, see the picture

[farm9.staticflickr.com]

Unfortunately I could not resume it not sure why but I saw
- printer disconnected message
- Usb driver error message

Since than I did stop/start of pronterface as well as my laptop many time but printer is not working. pronterface is connecting to printer but

- axis are not moving
- hotend is not heating but bed is heating fine though sensor reading is not coming to UI
- temperature shown by pronterface is always T:0 B:0

I checked few things...

Polu Driver 4988
- E and Z are hot while X and Y are slightly less hot ( this was after printer was started and s/w was connected but without any success with moving axis), voltage reading on polu are:
- VMOT/GND: 19.47v
- VDD/GND: 4.47v
- VREF/GND: 0.4 to 0.42v
- EN/GND: 0.85

I was discussing the issue with Kliment on IRC, he wasn't happy with VDD/GND reading said it must be 5v and my laptop might be an issue. However please not this is the only laptop i have and everything was working fine till few days back. Today I checked the V coming on USB and it is 5V.

From the following log of commands fired from pronterface, it seems the s/w is able to communicate with the printer guess there is not issue with USB driver or comm link between PC and Printer. Note I have already re-installed the USB driver.

----------------------------
Hotend temperature presets updated, pla:205, abs:250
Bed temperature presets updated, pla:85, abs:120
Bed temperature presets updated, pla:85, abs:120
Hotend temperature presets updated, pla:205, abs:250
Unknown variable 'bed_size_x'
Unknown variable 'bed_size_y'

Connecting...
start
Printer is now online.

; Trying to check temp, earlier I use to get B:25 on start, now it is always B:0. Also the last 4 line starting with EC:1 are new, earlier i nevesaw EC:1 and ,Hotendok and Start and Printer is now online comes only on start and not with every command
SENDING:M105
ok T:0 B:0
EC:1
, Hotendok

start
Printer is now online.

; Just playing with this on/off command fot ATX Power, mine is not ATX power
SENDING:M81
EC:1
, Hotendok

;Get endstop status
SENDING:M119
x_min:L y_min:L z_min:L
EC:1
, Hotendok

; Axis were free so thought let's see if M17 engage it but its not
SENDING:M17
EC:1
, Hotendok

; Trying to read the SD card, reading is fine. This confirms that communication between PC and Printer is ok
SENDING:M20
Begin file list
_~1.TRA
THINWALL.GCO
TRASHE~1/
SPOTLI~1/
FSEVEN~1/
FIRSTP~1.GCO
HUXLEY_W.G
WHISTL~1.GCO
WHI~1.GCO
TONGUE~1.GCO
QUBE30~1.GCO
NOZZLE~1.GCO
X-CARR~1.GCO
NEWPUD~1.GCO
NSPOOL~1.GCO
BOADTO~1.GCO
End file list
EC:1
, Hotendok

;just playing with the command
SENDING:M111 S6
EC:1
, Hotendok

;just like that, its working but last 2 lines are new
SENDING:M301
Kp 2.00
Ki 0.01
Kd 20.00
PID_MAX 255
PID_I_MAX 80
NZONE 5
EC:1
, Hotendok

;just like that, command is working
SENDING:M301 W140
Kp 2.00
Ki 0.01
Kd 20.00
PID_MAX 255
PID_I_MAX 140
NZONE 5
EC:1
, Hotendok

;not working, hotend remains cool
SENDING:M104 S205
>>>M105

;always returns 0
SENDING:M105
ok T:0 B:0
>>>M140 S45

; bed is getting hot, one positive
SENDING:M140 S45
EC:1
, Hotendok

>>>M105
SENDING:M105
ok T:0 B:0

>>>M140 S0
SENDING:M140 S0
EC:1
, Hotendok
----------------------------------------------

Appreciate any help to get this baby back to work again.

Thanks
-nilesh
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