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Re: OctoPrint Alternative - 10 years ago
Quotevegasloki There is a Google + group but the software is in the Play store. He also posts updates to the Octoprint Google + group.Can you link it? The only one I found is a GitHub clientby quillford - General
Re: OctoPrint Alternative - 10 years ago
Quotevegasloki Quotequillford I currently use OctoPrint, but was wondering if there is something else that I can try. It works well on desktop, but on my iPad and phone it is somewhat unresponsive. I already know about Print to peer and Astroprint, but they are not out yet. Mobile development for open Octoprint like apps is taking place on Android where the environment isn't as locked down and mby quillford - General
Re: OctoPrint Alternative - 10 years ago
Quotearroyo You are absolutely right, we are going for simplicity to bring 3D Printing to the people that are less technical. However we would like to add some advanced features that would make it appealing for this community. I would love to hear what you think is missing. Thanks in advance!The slicers you have built in, Cura and Slic3r, are already the best in my opinion. I recommend you sticby quillford - General
Re: OctoPrint Alternative - 10 years ago
Quotearroyo Hi there, I just wanted to let you know that AstroPrint is now live at . You can create a free account and go to the Downloads page to get your RPi image. We'd love to have you try it and let us know what you think.It has a much better mobile UI than OctoPrint, but I find OctoPrint much more developer friendly. I will be sticking with OctoPrint for the time being. AstroPrint seemsby quillford - General
Re: Xbox PSU RAMPS wiring - 10 years ago
Quotenophead Say the XBOX cable has three or four 12V wires then connect them all together to make a star point and then follow that by a Y junction made with thick wire where each branch goes to one of the RAMPS inputs. That ensures that regardless of the what split of current is on the two RAMPS inputs, all four XBOX wires will share the total current equally and give the smallest voltage dropby quillford - Reprappers
Re: Xbox PSU RAMPS wiring - 10 years ago
Quotenophead Yes you can just about run a full machine with a 10A heated bed. I have run a Mendel90 from one. Mine has three 12V wires, but however many it has I would common them before splitting for the two RAMPs inputs for best load balancing in the cable. I am terribly unfamilar with electrical terms. Could you please elaborate?by quillford - Reprappers
Xbox PSU RAMPS wiring - 10 years ago
Tired of ATX, I bought an Xbox psu. All the guides I have seen seem to be for powering the bed. I was wondering if and how I could use it to power my whole printer. Do I wire 2 12V wires to each 11a and 5a or do I wire 3 12V to 11a and 1 12V to 5a?by quillford - Reprappers
Re: Ultimaker 2 or Makerbot 5th Gen? - 10 years ago
I would go with the Ultimaker 2. Check out Barnacules Nerdgasm. He prints some amazing things with his Ultimakers.by quillford - General
Re: Help! Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
QuoteXhnnas How did you attached the sensor to the ramps? Directly to the Z min input?Yes directlyby quillford - Reprappers
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz Good to know. Now you need to built two more printers to use the other sensors ;-)I fully intend to.by quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
I figured it out. My RAMPS board was bad. I tried another one I had, and it worked.by quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz Yes, that's an LM7805. In general any regulator to 5volts will work.Ok. If this doesn't work, what do you suggest? Do you use an inductive proximity sensor?by quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz Using sensor 1 that is the correct type, connect brown to + blue to - and black to signal. Do M119 if shows triggered switch logic, do M119 and verify that is open, put a metal close to it and do M119 again should say triggered, if not, then you will have to used 12 volts and a voltage divider or LM7805 for signal to ramps. Now this might be an stupid question: what kind of heatedby quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
These are my settings. I believe they are enabled.by quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz Using sensor 1 that is the correct type, connect brown to + blue to - and black to signal. Do M119 if shows triggered switch logic, do M119 and verify that is open, put a metal close to it and do M119 again should say triggered, if not, then you will have to used 12 volts and a voltage divider or LM7805 for signal to ramps. Now this might be an stupid question: what kind of heatedby quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz Also, you have two types NPN and PNP, need the check which one is the correct for ramps I have tried both. Neither of them work.by quillford - Printing
Re: Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
QuoteVDX ... several questions: - have you measured the output? - did it change with the LED or not? - which driving voltage (6-36V!) and how did you connect it to the 5V input? I have not measured the output. It did not change with the LED. I connected it to the endstop positive and ground pins.by quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
I bought another probe with the same exact model number as the Printrbot probe. It still does not work. I could have simply received three defectives probes, but it could be I need to do something to the probe to get them to work for RAMPS.by quillford - Printing
Auto Bed Leveling with an Inductive Proximity Sensor - 10 years ago
I have tried the following three inductive sensor on RAMPS 1.4, and none of them worked (1 2 3). I also tried the one on my Printrbot which worked. Two of the three sensors I tried are the same model number as the Printrbot probe. The problem I am having is that the probes will not change state even though the LED on the probe itself changes correctly. Is there something I need to do to the probeby quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
Update: it is not my firmware. I just wired my printrbot probe in and it works. It is either my soldering or probe. Probably my soldering as the led triggers correctly.by quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
Could you send me a preconfigured config or compiled firmware to test if it is my settings?by quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz Probably this link will explain that part better than I can do.Do you use marlin with an inductive sensor?by quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz If any of your switches are connected to min. You need to delete the // for minimum endstops like 3dkarma mentioned.All of them are connected to min. I do not use max. My regular endstops trigger correctly though with the settings above.by quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
Quoteggherbaz The first part, the bold ones indicate that you set the endstops pull up for all endstops, that is right as long as you have mechanical switches or any switch that will allow voltage to ground (some switches already has them)and they are set so you don't create a short circuit. the second part, the one with yellow letters is the one that controls the logic (NC or NO). If you want toby quillford - Printing
Re: Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
I seem to have two endstop pullup resistors statements. They look the same to me. Could you tell me which one to modify?by quillford - Printing
Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
M119 always returns TRIGGERED (or OPEN if I flip the connector) for Z min. I am using my own customized version of marlin on RAMPS 1.4. I am also using an inductive sensor. Does anyone have any solutions or suggestions? Is it a firmware setting I need to modify?by quillford - Printing
Help! Z min always triggers TRIGGERED - 10 years ago
M119 always returns TRIGGERED (or OPEN if I flip the connector) for Z min. I am using my own customized version of marlin on RAMPS 1.4. I am also using an inductive sensor. Does anyone have any solutions or suggestions? Is it a firmware setting I need to modify?by quillford - Reprappers
Re: Auto Bed Leveling Inductive Sensor - 10 years ago
QuoteWaltermixx What is your bed made out of? Or ramps board does not detect it at all? Perhaps you need to check your configuration.h file, see if you need to us comment anything. I have a Printrbot that uses a probe. I have been testing my new probe with an aluminum bed that my Printrbot probe detects. I have also tried it on my Printrboard. It did not work. Could I have broken it? I had trouby quillford - Reprappers