Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 03, 2016 05:58AM |
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Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 07, 2016 06:11AM |
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Can you show me how you connect the sensor to the board?
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 07, 2016 06:29AM |
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I am still trying to figure out how to apply .patch files on Github so that I can try on RC6!
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 07, 2016 06:44AM |
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Can you show me how you connect the sensor to the board?
Take a look here or here.
You must place a voltage divider between sensor and melzi, otherwise it will burn our your atmega chip. Double check the sensor pinout and check the output signal switching with multimeter and some metallic stuff (spoon, scissors or whatever).
There's some headache with switching distance. For aluminum it is ~30% of steel value. This mean that your 4mm sensor will switch @1.5 mm. Take you time to make sure sensor switch before the nozzle touches the table.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 09:01AM |
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Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 11:25AM |
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 11:29AM |
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 12:15PM |
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
it stops mid (random) print; then it turn off extruder and bed.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 01:02PM |
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
it stops mid (random) print; then it turn off extruder and bed.
One thing to try. In the middle of the board is jumper JP15 PWR-SEL the default jumper position is center and right (you will see VREG) which supplies 5VDC from the on board voltage regulator chip. Change the jumper position to left and center (you will see US which will supply 5VDC fome the USB cable from the computer. Do a print using serial print to see if it hangs. Once this is solved you will want to change the jumper back to use the on board VREG so you can use the SD printing option.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 04:15PM |
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
it stops mid (random) print; then it turn off extruder and bed.
One thing to try. In the middle of the board is jumper JP15 PWR-SEL the default jumper position is center and right (you will see VREG) which supplies 5VDC from the on board voltage regulator chip. Change the jumper position to left and center (you will see US which will supply 5VDC fome the USB cable from the computer. Do a print using serial print to see if it hangs. Once this is solved you will want to change the jumper back to use the on board VREG so you can use the SD printing option.
ok thanks, but why it worked for months with the jumper in different position?
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 14, 2016 04:44PM |
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Let me know if it this solves you problem on a similar print.Quote
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
it stops mid (random) print; then it turn off extruder and bed.
One thing to try. In the middle of the board is jumper JP15 PWR-SEL the default jumper position is center and right (you will see VREG) which supplies 5VDC from the on board voltage regulator chip. Change the jumper position to left and center (you will see US which will supply 5VDC fome the USB cable from the computer. Do a print using serial print to see if it hangs. Once this is solved you will want to change the jumper back to use the on board VREG so you can use the SD printing option.
ok thanks, but why it worked for months with the jumper in different position?
The Melzi board has a limited amperage transfer of power to the extruder and the heated bed. By suppling the power from the PC power supply this will determine if you are having a voltage drop on the 5VDC side.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 15, 2016 01:42AM |
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Let me know if it this solves you problem on a similar print.Quote
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
it stops mid (random) print; then it turn off extruder and bed.
One thing to try. In the middle of the board is jumper JP15 PWR-SEL the default jumper position is center and right (you will see VREG) which supplies 5VDC from the on board voltage regulator chip. Change the jumper position to left and center (you will see US which will supply 5VDC fome the USB cable from the computer. Do a print using serial print to see if it hangs. Once this is solved you will want to change the jumper back to use the on board VREG so you can use the SD printing option.
ok thanks, but why it worked for months with the jumper in different position?
The Melzi board has a limited amperage transfer of power to the extruder and the heated bed. By suppling the power from the PC power supply this will determine if you are having a voltage drop on the 5VDC side.
OK, i'm trying now, for information the error i get when hangs is a generic: Communication timeout - reset send buffer block
I'll update you when the print ends or hangs
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 15, 2016 08:08AM |
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Are the stepper motors hot when this happens? Are the heat sinks on the 4988 driver chips hot? If the 4988's get too hot they shut down to avoid heat damage and then they (4988's) start up again.Quote
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Let me know if it this solves you problem on a similar print.Quote
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In these days i had big trouble with my zonestar prusa, prints suddenly hangs after a variable number of hours (1 to 4), the problem happens either using serial and SD card.
I thought it was caused by too much ambient heat but it happens even at night; any ideas?
Thanks in advance
I need more information. Does it finish part of the print with the print head finishing above the project, does the print head stop mid print, does the bed and head heater turn off. Can you give more detail please. I have had similar issues but they were caused by different things that is why I am asking for more information.
it stops mid (random) print; then it turn off extruder and bed.
One thing to try. In the middle of the board is jumper JP15 PWR-SEL the default jumper position is center and right (you will see VREG) which supplies 5VDC from the on board voltage regulator chip. Change the jumper position to left and center (you will see US which will supply 5VDC fome the USB cable from the computer. Do a print using serial print to see if it hangs. Once this is solved you will want to change the jumper back to use the on board VREG so you can use the SD printing option.
ok thanks, but why it worked for months with the jumper in different position?
The Melzi board has a limited amperage transfer of power to the extruder and the heated bed. By suppling the power from the PC power supply this will determine if you are having a voltage drop on the 5VDC side.
OK, i'm trying now, for information the error i get when hangs is a generic: Communication timeout - reset send buffer block
I'll update you when the print ends or hangs
I have strange result... now (after the jumper settings) print hangs but after some secs continue (shifted, so to trash). I sow a live "hang" and in that case for some secs printer, motors and fan stop; then starts again.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread July 31, 2016 02:55AM |
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Re: P802M Prusa i3 Unofficial Support Thread August 05, 2016 02:52AM |
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// comment these out // #define ADC_KEYPAD 1 //zonestar 5keys keypad // #define ADC_KEYPAD_DEBUG 1 // #define ADC_KEYPAD_LATENCY 14 // 10 - fast, 40 - slow (x14 TIMER0 cycle time, see temperature.cpp) // and add these to enable LCD #if DISABLED(ULTRA_LCD) #define ULTRA_LCD #endif
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Is there a patch for the latest RC5 that doesn't include melzi specific modifications?
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Re: P802M Prusa i3 - suggestion to speed up bed heating September 14, 2016 09:21AM |
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Re: P802M Prusa i3 - suggestion to speed up bed heating September 14, 2016 09:36AM |
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I have the Tronxy variant of this printer, and have added a LJ18A3-8-Z/BX capacitive proximity sensor to do autoleveling. I found that sometimes the sensor failed to detect the 3mm aluminum build plate, and also that the sensor seems to detect components in the bed heater through the build plate (so this will look like bumps to the firmware).
To solve this problem, I bought some scrap metal cut to match the build plate. I believe the stuff is called 'mild steel' - whatever, it rusts and is about 0.85 mm thick. I placed this between the bed heater and the build plate, and indeed my sensor seems to be more reliable detecting the bed plate.
I also found when I did this, that my bed heating times went from 10+ minutes to 4 minutes (to 115C). Now it is in the range of the time to heat the extruder, so no longer an issue for me.
I think this effect has been the result of filling in air gaps between the bed heater and the build plate, rather than something special about the coefficient of heat transfer between iron and aluminum. If this is the case, you may be able to speed up your bed heating time with a few layers of aluminum foil (I would place shiny side up towards build plate) between the bed heater and the build plate.
I also use cardboard and aluminum foil under the bed heater as an insulator, as is suggested elsewhere. This helped a little, but nothing like the change above.
Interested to hear if others can get a similar result.
Re: P802M Prusa i3 - Repetier, autolevel, Z_MIN_ENDSTOP - SOLVED. September 14, 2016 10:18AM |
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#define min_software_endstop_x false // software endstops true = can't go past min/max spec below even autolevel home #define min_software_endstop_y false #define min_software_endstop_z false #define max_software_endstop_x true #define max_software_endstop_y true #define max_software_endstop_z true #define ENDSTOP_X_BACK_MOVE 5 // move back this far before probing endstop #define ENDSTOP_Y_BACK_MOVE 5 #define ENDSTOP_Z_BACK_MOVE 2 ... #define ENDSTOP_X_BACK_ON_HOME 1 // move back from endstop after homing #define ENDSTOP_Y_BACK_ON_HOME 0 //1 // if 1, Y endstop not left triggered after homing #define ENDSTOP_Z_BACK_ON_HOME 0 #define ALWAYS_CHECK_ENDSTOPS 0 //1 // if 1, G0/G1 moves tested for endstops, can't go past but say we did ... #define X_MAX_LENGTH 285 // farthest point = X_MIN_POS(-45) + X_MAX_LENGTH(285) = 240 #define Y_MAX_LENGTH 215 // Y_MIN_POS(-5) + Y_MAX_LENGTH(215) = 210 [hits belt connection] #define Z_MAX_LENGTH 240 #define X_MIN_POS -45 // these are labels! endstop defined as (X_MIN_POS = -45) #define Y_MIN_POS -5 #define Z_MIN_POS 0 #define DISTORTION_CORRECTION 1 #define DISTORTION_CORRECTION_POINTS 5 #define DISTORTION_CORRECTION_R 100 #define DISTORTION_PERMANENT 1 #define DISTORTION_UPDATE_FREQUENCY 15 #define DISTORTION_START_DEGRADE 0.5 #define DISTORTION_END_HEIGHT 1 #define DISTORTION_EXTRAPOLATE_CORNERS 0 #define DISTORTION_XMIN 40 //20 // for determining Z_PROBE bed correction matrix below #define DISTORTION_YMIN 40 //20 // values found by trial and error to keep sensor over bed #define DISTORTION_XMAX 160 //170 #define DISTORTION_YMAX 150 ... #define Z_PROBE_Z_OFFSET 0 #define Z_PROBE_Z_OFFSET_MODE 0 #define UI_BED_COATING 1 #define FEATURE_Z_PROBE 1 #define Z_PROBE_BED_DISTANCE 10 //3 //10 // this doesn't seem to do anything? #define Z_PROBE_PIN ORIG_Z_MIN_PIN #define Z_PROBE_PULLUP 1 #define Z_PROBE_ON_HIGH 0 #define Z_PROBE_X_OFFSET -20 #define Z_PROBE_Y_OFFSET -45 #define Z_PROBE_WAIT_BEFORE_TEST 0 #define Z_PROBE_SPEED 2 #define Z_PROBE_XY_SPEED 200 #define Z_PROBE_SWITCHING_DISTANCE 3 #define Z_PROBE_REPETITIONS 5 #define Z_PROBE_HEIGHT 0.7 // positive values bring extruder down closer to bed #define Z_PROBE_START_SCRIPT "" #define Z_PROBE_FINISHED_SCRIPT "" #define Z_PROBE_REQUIRES_HEATING 0 #define Z_PROBE_MIN_TEMPERATURE 150 #define FEATURE_AUTOLEVEL 1 #define Z_PROBE_X1 40 #define Z_PROBE_Y1 40 #define Z_PROBE_X2 160 #define Z_PROBE_Y2 40 #define Z_PROBE_X3 160 #define Z_PROBE_Y3 160 #define BED_LEVELING_METHOD 0 #define BED_CORRECTION_METHOD 0 #define BED_LEVELING_GRID_SIZE 5 #define BED_LEVELING_REPETITIONS 5