Repetier-host resetting errors

Hi all,
I am having an error with Repetier-host V0.95C that is driving me crazy. I start up RH and then my printer or vise versa and it RH goes through the inital startup Finally I connect RH to the printer. I then go to the manual control tab and home the printer and then on my heated bed. Sometimes it works perfectly and heats up the bed, most times it starts to heat it up for a few seconds, turns off the heated bed and goes through the startup again (see photo). At any time I can hit the home button and it homes fine... just seems to be the hotbed control.....

If I can get it to work then it will run for hours with no issue.... just getting it to work is the challenge.

Edit: I updated to V0.95F and it is still doing it
Edit 2: I decided to try and run without the heated bed since I am using PLA and twice so far it has stopped printing and this is without the heatbed on...

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2014 08:07PM by TriAxis170.

I was able to confirm that the printer is working properly by using a different software. I was able to heat both the bed and nozzle to temp and run without any reset. While the bed was still hot (60 degrees) I tossed the same gcode into RH and ran the part. The bed had dropped to just below 50 but had no issue bringing it back up and then running the part. Seems like something i RH is not agreeing with my Azteeg X1 board upon start up..

The only time the host resets your printer is directly on connect and even this you can disable.

After that, all it does is sending strings to your printer. Make sure transfer protocol is set to ascii since marlin does not support binary format. Eventually your receive cache buffer size is set too high, also it should rather cause communication errors then reset.

Anyhow, if the printer resets you sould check the file log if activated and see what strings were send.The reset must be caused by the interpretation of that string inside the firmware.

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Hi Repetier,
Thanks for the information. I checked and the log file was not activated so I activated it. Below are the results. Hopefully this helps. The protocol was set to Auto detect so I switched that to ASCII but still have the same issue.

< 07:52:51.890 : OpenGL version:3.3.0 - Build 8.15.10.2626
< 07:52:51.890 : OpenGL extensions:GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_NV_blend_square GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_occlusion_query2 GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_WIN_swap_hint GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_ARB_multisample GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_NV_conditional_render GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_ARB_sync GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_ARB_blend_func_extended GL_INTEL_performance_queries GL_ARB_copy_buffer GL_ARB_sampler_objects GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_depth_clamp GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend GL_ARB_geometry_shader4 GL_ARB_texture_query_lod GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32 GL_ARB_compatibility GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui GL_ARB_texture_multisample GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev GL_ARB_timer_query GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_provoking_vertex
< 07:52:51.890 : OpenGL renderer:Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
< 07:52:51.891 : Using fast VBOs for rendering is possible
> 07:52:59.603 : start
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: External Reset
> 07:52:59.610 : Marlin 1.0.0
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: Last Updated: Mar 20 2014 21:51:59 | Author: (SGraber, Cerberus Pup 170)
> 07:52:59.610 : Compiled: Mar 20 2014
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: Free Memory: 11512 PlannerBufferBytes: 1232
> 07:52:59.610 : echotored settings retrieved
> 07:52:59.610 : echoteps per unit:
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E191.50
> 07:52:59.610 : echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s):
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M203 X150.00 Y150.00 Z150.00 E200.00
> 07:52:59.610 : echo:Maximum Acceleration (mm/s2):
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M201 X9000 Y9000 Z9000 E9000
> 07:52:59.610 : echo:Acceleration: S=acceleration, T=retract acceleration
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M204 S3000.00 T3000.00
> 07:52:59.610 : echo:Advanced variables: S=Min feedrate (mm/s), T=Min travel feedrate (mm/s), B=minimum segment time (ms), X=maximum XY jerk (mm/s), Z=maximum Z jerk (mm/s), E=maximum E jerk (mm/s)
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X20.00 Z20.00 E20.00
> 07:52:59.610 : echo:Home offset (mm):
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
> 07:52:59.610 : echo:Endstop adjustment (mm):
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M666 X-1.24 Y-1.54 Z-1.97
> 07:52:59.610 : echoelta Geometry adjustment:
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M666 A(xa)0.00 B(ya)-0.36 C(xc)1.35 R81.50 D215.43 H130.20 P0.00
> 07:52:59.610 : echoID settings:
> 07:52:59.610 : echo: M301 P41.80 I3.75 D112.39
< 07:53:00.165 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:00.165 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:00.165 : N2 M115 *4
< 07:53:00.165 : N3 M111 S6 *68
> 07:53:02.465 : echoD init fail
> 07:53:02.476 : ok
> 07:53:02.476 : ok
> 07:53:02.476 : FIRMWARE_NAME:Marlin V1; Sprinter/grbl mashup for gen6 FIRMWARE_URL:[www.mendel-parts.com] PROTOCOL_VERSION:1.0 MACHINE_TYPE:Cerberus 170 EXTRUDER_COUNT:1
< 07:53:02.476 : N4 M111 S6 *67
< 07:53:02.476 : N5 M105 *2
> 07:53:02.492 : ok
> 07:53:02.492 : ok
> 07:53:02.492 : ok
> 07:53:02.492 : ok T:25.1 /0.0 B:19.9 /0.0 T0:25.1 /0.0 @:0 B@:0
< 07:53:02.493 : N6 M80 *61
< 07:53:02.493 : N7 M80 *60
< 07:53:02.493 : N8 M220 S100 *73
< 07:53:02.509 : N9 M221 S100 *73
> 07:53:02.509 : ok
> 07:53:02.509 : ok
> 07:53:02.509 : ok
< 07:53:02.509 : N10 M111 S6 *118
> 07:53:02.513 : ok
> 07:53:02.513 : ok
< 07:53:02.981 : N11 G28 *3
< 07:53:03.273 : N12 M105 *52
> 07:53:04.466 : ok
> 07:53:04.466 : ok T:19.8 /0.0 B:20.2 /0.0 T0:19.8 /0.0 @:0 B@:0
< 07:53:05.258 : N13 M140 S90 *78
> 07:53:05.266 : ok
< 07:53:06.327 : N14 M105 *50
> 07:53:06.339 : ok T:20.4 /0.0 B:21.1 /90.0 T0:20.4 /0.0 @:0 B@:0
< 07:53:09.387 : N15 M105 *51
> 07:53:10.800 : start
> 07:53:10.800 : echo: Brown out Reset
> 07:53:10.800 : Marlin 1.0.0
> 07:53:10.800 : echo: Last Updated: Mar 20 2014 21:51:59 | Author: (SGraber, Cerberus Pup 170)
> 07:53:10.800 : Compiled: Mar 20 2014
> 07:53:10.800 : echo: Free Memory: 11512 PlannerBufferBytes: 1232
> 07:53:10.800 : echotored settings retrieved
> 07:53:10.800 : echoteps per unit:
> 07:53:10.800 : echo: M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E191.50
> 07:53:10.809 : echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s):
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M203 X150.00 Y150.00 Z150.00 E200.00
> 07:53:10.809 : echo:Maximum Acceleration (mm/s2):
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M201 X9000 Y9000 Z9000 E9000
> 07:53:10.809 : echo:Acceleration: S=acceleration, T=retract acceleration
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M204 S3000.00 T3000.00
> 07:53:10.809 : echo:Advanced variables: S=Min feedrate (mm/s), T=Min travel feedrate (mm/s), B=minimum segment time (ms), X=maximum XY jerk (mm/s), Z=maximum Z jerk (mm/s), E=maximum E jerk (mm/s)
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X20.00 Z20.00 E20.00
> 07:53:10.809 : echo:Home offset (mm):
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
> 07:53:10.809 : echo:Endstop adjustment (mm):
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M666 X-1.24 Y-1.54 Z-1.97
> 07:53:10.809 : echoelta Geometry adjustment:
> 07:53:10.809 : echo: M666 A(xa)0.00 B(ya)-0.36 C(xc)1.35 R81.50 D215.43 H130.20 P0.00
> 07:53:10.809 : echoID settings:
> 07:53:10.810 : echo: M301 P41.80 I3.75 D112.39
< 07:53:11.240 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:11.240 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:11.240 : N2 M115 *4
< 07:53:11.240 : N3 M111 S6 *68
> 07:53:14.206 : echoD init fail
> 07:53:14.218 : ok
> 07:53:14.218 : ok
> 07:53:14.218 : FIRMWARE_NAME:Marlin V1; Sprinter/grbl mashup for gen6 FIRMWARE_URL:[www.mendel-parts.com] PROTOCOL_VERSION:1.0 MACHINE_TYPE:Cerberus 170 EXTRUDER_COUNT:1
< 07:53:14.218 : N4 M111 S6 *67
< 07:53:14.224 : N5 M80 *62
> 07:53:14.224 : ok
> 07:53:14.224 : ok
< 07:53:14.227 : N6 M104 S200 *65
< 07:53:14.227 : N7 M105 *0
> 07:53:14.247 : ok
> 07:53:14.248 : ok
> 07:53:14.248 : ok
> 07:53:14.248 : ok T:26.4 /200.0 B:21.8 /0.0 T0:26.4 /200.0 @:0 B@:0
< 07:53:14.248 : N8 M220 S100 *73
< 07:53:14.248 : N9 M221 S100 *73
< 07:53:14.249 : N10 M111 S6 *118
> 07:53:14.263 : ok
> 07:53:14.263 : ok
> 07:53:14.263 : ok
< 07:53:15.503 : N11 M105 *55
> 07:53:15.512 : ok T:18.0 /200.0 B:19.8 /0.0 T0:18.0 /200.0 @:127 B@:0
< 07:53:18.559 : N12 M105 *52
> 07:53:18.570 : ok T:22.3 /200.0 B:20.4 /0.0 T0:22.3 /200.0 @:127 B@:0
< 07:53:20.789 : N13 M140 S90 *78
> 07:53:20.795 : ok
< 07:53:21.618 : N14 M105 *50
> 07:53:22.824 : start
> 07:53:22.824 : echo: Brown out Reset
> 07:53:22.824 : Marlin 1.0.0
> 07:53:22.872 : echo: Last Updated: Mar 20 2014 21:51:59 | Author: (SGraber, Cerberus Pup 170)
> 07:53:22.872 : Compiled: Mar 20 2014
> 07:53:22.872 : echo: Free Memory: 11512 PlannerBufferBytes: 1232
> 07:53:22.872 : echotored settings retrieved
> 07:53:22.873 : echoteps per unit:
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E191.50
> 07:53:22.873 : echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s):
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M203 X150.00 Y150.00 Z150.00 E200.00
> 07:53:22.873 : echo:Maximum Acceleration (mm/s2):
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M201 X9000 Y9000 Z9000 E9000
> 07:53:22.873 : echo:Acceleration: S=acceleration, T=retract acceleration
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M204 S3000.00 T3000.00
> 07:53:22.873 : echo:Advanced variables: S=Min feedrate (mm/s), T=Min travel feedrate (mm/s), B=minimum segment time (ms), X=maximum XY jerk (mm/s), Z=maximum Z jerk (mm/s), E=maximum E jerk (mm/s)
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X20.00 Z20.00 E20.00
> 07:53:22.873 : echo:Home offset (mm):
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
> 07:53:22.873 : echo:Endstop adjustment (mm):
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M666 X-1.24 Y-1.54 Z-1.97
> 07:53:22.873 : echoelta Geometry adjustment:
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M666 A(xa)0.00 B(ya)-0.36 C(xc)1.35 R81.50 D215.43 H130.20 P0.00
> 07:53:22.873 : echoID settings:
> 07:53:22.873 : echo: M301 P41.80 I3.75 D112.39
< 07:53:23.366 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:23.366 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:23.366 : N2 M115 *4
< 07:53:23.366 : N3 M111 S6 *68
> 07:53:26.298 : echoD init fail
> 07:53:26.311 : ok
> 07:53:26.311 : ok
> 07:53:26.311 : FIRMWARE_NAME:Marlin V1; Sprinter/grbl mashup for gen6 FIRMWARE_URL:[www.mendel-parts.com] PROTOCOL_VERSION:1.0 MACHINE_TYPE:Cerberus 170 EXTRUDER_COUNT:1
< 07:53:26.311 : N4 M111 S6 *67
< 07:53:26.317 : N5 M80 *62
> 07:53:26.317 : ok
> 07:53:26.317 : ok
< 07:53:26.317 : N6 M105 *1
< 07:53:26.317 : N7 M220 S100 *70
> 07:53:26.330 : ok
> 07:53:26.330 : ok
> 07:53:26.330 : ok T:29.2 /0.0 B:18.6 /0.0 T0:29.2 /0.0 @:0 B@:0
< 07:53:26.330 : N8 M221 S100 *72
> 07:53:26.335 : ok
< 07:53:26.335 : N9 M111 S6 *78
> 07:53:26.346 : ok
> 07:53:26.346 : ok
< 07:53:26.477 : N10 M112 *48
> 07:53:26.490 : ok
> 07:53:28.866 : start
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: External Reset
> 07:53:28.866 : Marlin 1.0.0
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: Last Updated: Mar 20 2014 21:51:59 | Author: (SGraber, Cerberus Pup 170)
> 07:53:28.866 : Compiled: Mar 20 2014
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: Free Memory: 11512 PlannerBufferBytes: 1232
> 07:53:28.866 : echotored settings retrieved
> 07:53:28.866 : echoteps per unit:
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E191.50
> 07:53:28.866 : echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s):
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M203 X150.00 Y150.00 Z150.00 E200.00
> 07:53:28.866 : echo:Maximum Acceleration (mm/s2):
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M201 X9000 Y9000 Z9000 E9000
> 07:53:28.866 : echo:Acceleration: S=acceleration, T=retract acceleration
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M204 S3000.00 T3000.00
> 07:53:28.866 : echo:Advanced variables: S=Min feedrate (mm/s), T=Min travel feedrate (mm/s), B=minimum segment time (ms), X=maximum XY jerk (mm/s), Z=maximum Z jerk (mm/s), E=maximum E jerk (mm/s)
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X20.00 Z20.00 E20.00
> 07:53:28.866 : echo:Home offset (mm):
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
> 07:53:28.866 : echo:Endstop adjustment (mm):
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M666 X-1.24 Y-1.54 Z-1.97
> 07:53:28.866 : echoelta Geometry adjustment:
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M666 A(xa)0.00 B(ya)-0.36 C(xc)1.35 R81.50 D215.43 H130.20 P0.00
> 07:53:28.866 : echoID settings:
> 07:53:28.866 : echo: M301 P41.80 I3.75 D112.39
< 07:53:29.370 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:29.370 : N1 M110 *2
< 07:53:29.370 : N2 M115 *4
< 07:53:29.370 : N3 M111 S6 *68

The reason is quite clear from the log

> 07:53:10.800 : start
> 07:53:10.800 : echo: Brown out Reset
> 07:53:10.800 : Marlin 1.0.0

Reset was caused by a brown out which simply means the voltage of the avr got below a set threshold which causes a reset. So you need to check why the voltage can drop that much or change the avr settings to a lower brown out voltage. Most boards get also powered by usb, which you see if it corresponds without the main power connected. That stabilizes the voltage a bit more.

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Repetier,

Thank you for all your help and support on this issue! I am now back up and running. It turned out a wire that was crushed between another group of wires and the stepper driver heat sink was shorting out.

Well that lasted a couple of days and now it is doing it again.

If I manually turn on the hotbed it "brown outs" within a few seconds so I decided to run without the hotbed at all. If I do that then I can get the hotend to heat up no problem and run 1 layer and then it turns off tossing up an external reset.. Portion of the code is below... I should point out that I had the wrong hotend specified in the marlin firmware (was calling for a j hotend when I now have a Makergear hotend). I changed that in the firmware and had a difficult time uploading it for whatever reason. A few tries later I got it to load... No other changes were made and the condition remains the same...


20:43:16.108 : N472 M29 *57
20:43:18.528 : start
20:43:18.528 : echo: External Reset
20:43:18.528 : Marlin 1.0.0
20:43:18.528 : echo: Last Updated: Apr 27 2014 18:19:23 | Author: (Cerberus Pup 170)
20:43:18.528 : Compiled: Apr 27 2014
20:43:18.528 : echo: Free Memory: 11512 PlannerBufferBytes: 1232
20:43:18.528 : echo: Stored settings retrieved
20:43:18.528 : echo: Steps per unit:
20:43:18.528 : echo: M92 X160.00 Y160.00 Z160.00 E191.50


I did check and there is nothing even close to the reset button.....

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/2014 09:22PM by TriAxis170.

If this is directly after connecting External Reset is correct. The host can and normally does reset on connect to make sure it starts correctly.

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Repetier, thanks for the the quick response.

The reset (echo: External reset) is happening somewhere between the first and second layers and not on start up.

When trying to heat up the hotbed manually I get the "brown out" error

IF I can actually get the hotbed to warm up to 60C then it will run a 2 hour print without resetting or going through a brown out.