MMcLure that actually makes sense and was my first guess, I just rolled out the bad sensor option because I didn't wanna buy a new one and wait 60 days for it to arriveby Maany - General
Hi James and thanks for your reply, yes sensor is color coded and wired correctly, vcc is connected directly to 12v 20A power source, GND connected to GND of power source as well, signal output of sensor is wired to the vin of AMS1117 (GND of ams1117 is connected to GND of power source too) and output of AMS1117 is connected directly to S of Z-Min pin on Ramps. have even replaced the RAMPS andby Maany - General
I don't believe the issue is related to sensitivity, there is a tiny screw on top of it to adjust sensitivity, I raised it to max. And now it detects bed from a further distance, but ONLY when touched, I believe it is somehow related to current or static elec., don't know I'm just spitballing here.by Maany - General
Thanks MMcLure for the reply, right now i'm only concerned about the touching part of the problem, the sensor does not detect anything if i'm not touching it, how do I solve that ?!?!by Maany - General
Seriously guys, any help is highly appreciated.... I'm using 12v to power the sensor and Z-min pin for signal through an ams1117 regulator to lower it to 5v Disabled pullup on z min. Same issue , what can I do to make the sensor detect the heatbed without me touching it????by Maany - General
any help is highly appreciated guysby Maany - General
Thanks for replying, I'm actually powering it with 12v and using ams1117 on the signal output of it to change it back to 5v.by Maany - General
Hello all, I have recently installed below NPN NO Proximity for auto bed leveling, however, I noticed it doesn't detect anything unless I touch the little orange part at the bottom of it (video attached). Any idea why is it acting this way and how to fix this?? P.s. When I touch it, it works normal, I.e. if I lift z axis light switches off, and if I lower it, light turns on, ofcourse as long aby Maany - General
Thanks VDX and Dust for the clarification.by Maany - General
Awesome idea the_digital_dentist , i think i will go with it and use the camera module for something else,by Maany - General
hello all, I am trying to use ov7670 camera (picture attached) with my printer, but i'm unable to figure out how, the "#define PHOTOGRAPH_PIN 23" is for emulating a Canon IR Remote, my ov7670 camera does not need a remote. how can i do that ?!? Printer : custom built (Anet A8) Ramps 1.4 + Arduino Mega 2560 Marlin 1.1.xby Maany - General
Thank you all for your valuable input, adding an external power source to mega fixed it, until I replace the regulator or solder an lm7805 on itby Maany - Controllers
Hello, I have assembled my 3D Printer and was working and printing fine with it for a few months, until recently my LCD 12864 contrast was getting dimmer and dimmer with time (over a period of 2 weeks), today it started showing garbage and display is barely seen, until it finally gave up and now it just lights up without any display, only the background light. i'm using ramps 1.4 with Arduino Mby Maany - Controllers