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Prusa Z Probe and then Printer Restarts

Posted by NorcoT 
Prusa Z Probe and then Printer Restarts
February 09, 2016 06:11AM
Hello all, I have had some success recently with upgrading my Prusa with proximity sensor and enabling Z Probe. The printer now homes > probes the 3 locations and then it hangs and restarts. Anyone seen this behavior before and/or have any ideas what might be wrong?

My printer has a Melzi control board, and its running repetier firmware. After probing it is returning the measured z values which are shown in the repetier host window.

Video of its here:
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Re: Prusa Z Probe and then Printer Restarts
February 09, 2016 02:09PM
We don't have the same setups by any means but we both have sensors. Mine is a BLTOUCH, which I tried to run off of the 5V supply to the servo pins. It would reset Marlin every time you energized it. I don't know if your sensor runs off of the same 5V or if it is 12 V. If it's 5V, I solved the problem using an external 5V supply. Just thought I would throw out a possibility.


Folger Tech 2020 i3 and FT-5 as well as modified JGAurora A5 with direct drive E3D/Titan. All running the BLTOUCH.
Great kits. Having fun and running the heck out of them.
Running Marlin 1.1.0 RC8 on the i3 and FT5. Custom firmware on A5.
Folger Tech Wiki board >[folgertech.wikia.com]
Re: Prusa Z Probe and then Printer Restarts
February 09, 2016 03:24PM
thanks for the suggestion, I dont think this is it though as the sensor/switch works fine during the probe, also its an NPN sensor so when it triggers the signal is connected to ground and not VCC.
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