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Ramps 1.4 Led explanation

Posted by basti128 
Ramps 1.4 Led explanation
April 20, 2014 09:13AM
Hello ,
I'm new to 3d printing and im curious what the leds on the ramps indicate .
Can somebody tell me what the leds indicate ?
Re: Ramps 1.4 Led explanation
April 21, 2014 01:10AM
LED 1 shows the Ramps is enabled (I think)
LED 2 illuminates if the heat bed is switched on.
LED 3 illuminates if a fan is switched on.
LED 4 illuminates if the hot-end is switched on


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Re: Ramps 1.4 Led explanation
April 21, 2014 09:26AM
More generically speaking:
LED1 is tied to D13 and mirrors the led on the MEGA board. Usually just indicates if it's powered (solid) or if it's communicating (flashing rapidly).
LED2-4 just match up with D8-D10 respectively and indicate if the MOSFETs are active, allowing current to pass to ground. Usually D8-10 corresponds to heated bed, fan, and hot end respectively as Waitaki said, but it depends on how you have your board configured. Also note that LED2-4 only indiate that there is power applied to to connections D8/9 or D10 and if the MOSFETs are likely working properly. They do not indiate if something is hooked up to the corresponding connector for D8-10 or if that particular device is working properly. So they are useful in showing that they could/should be doing something, not necessarily that they are doing it.
Re: Ramps 1.4 Led explanation
April 22, 2014 07:48AM
Yeah, good points!


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