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"Print time left" on LCD?

Posted by rcjoseb

rcjoseb

"Print time left" on LCD?
April 15, 2015 09:51AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 180

I know there is a way to have the total print time displayed on the LCD when the print starts. Is there a way to display the print time left as it prints, like a countdown?

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djinn5150

Re: "Print time left" on LCD?
April 15, 2015 10:10AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 178

Printing from SD or from PC?

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rcjoseb

Re: "Print time left" on LCD?
April 15, 2015 10:52AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 180

SD. GCode created with Cura.

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djinn5150

Re: "Print time left" on LCD?
April 15, 2015 11:02AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 178

So from SD I think the only way to do it is edit the gcode file with a M117 periodically to display the ETA, but I think i saw a modified version of marlin that had a progress bar somewhere sometime, but never really looked much into it. Rep Host will pop in a m117 in the background with updated eta as it prints but not from SD. If i can find a link I will post it up

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rcjoseb

Re: "Print time left" on LCD?
April 15, 2015 11:16AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 180

Thanks. I was thinking I could just mount a digital timer to the box, start the print job and then start the timer. Probably not very accurate but cheap and provides a visual estimate as to at least how much time "may" be left in printing..

Found this one on ebay.
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