wont start print

[Landin81]

I have a Da vinci 1.0A with repetier .92 installed.
Just got it installed on my printer.

Leveled the bed and started s3d up.
After a while I got it connected.

When I start a print, the printer heats up.. Printing with PLA for the first time, well, second but the first time it didnt go well with stock firmware.

After the printer is heated up, the extruder moves to the starting point, but then, nothing. It wont start print, it just sits there =/

I can preheat the printer and start a sampleprint from the menu on the printer, works fine, but from S3d I cant get it to work =/
Any ideas?

Is there any startscripts that have to be in there?

And last of all. Everytime I quit the program, I have to go in to Tools/hardware config - Communications and
Uncheck the box "wait for startup commands" to get the printer to connect. Why wont it save this setting for the next time I start the program?

[JoeJ]

Can you post the communication log for when the print won't start? Just copy the entire thing out from the Machine Control Panel communication tab. Should be pretty easy to see what commands were sent any why the print isn't running.

And for your second question, I have a feeling that the issue is because you have the firmware overrides enabled. You can check this by opening your process settings, going to the G-Code tab, and checking if the "Update Firmware Configuration" section is enabled. If it is, then you're telling the software to overwrite your firmware settings anytime you use that profile. It's really nice for switching between printers, but you can disable it if you want.

[KiLLiN-TiMe]

I am a new user with the same printer and same firmware.

One thing I noticed is that if I open the control panel and turn on the extruder and heat bed and let them come up to temp BEFORE I sent the print, it seems to work fine.

If I just send the print without preheating, it seems to hang. Haven't taken the time to figure out why, just noticed that it does.

HTH
KT

[Landin81]

Thanx for the answer, the firmware update unchecked helped.

Here is the log.

Attempting connection at \\.\COM26...
Connected to machine!
SENT: T0
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: M105
SENT: G90
SENT: M82
SENT: M106 S255
SENT: M140 S50
SENT: M104 S195 T0
SENT: G92 E0
SENT: G1 E-2.0000 F1800
SENT: G1 Z0.200 F2400
SENT: T0
SENT: G1 X87.085 Y90.889 F3600
SENT: G1 E0.0000 F540
SENT: G92 E0

Also, When having the "Wait for temperature controller to stabilize before beginning build" checked, the printer wont even receive the print, BUT, the bed temp is anyway starting to rise to the correct point, and than nothing. G82

If I preheat the machine to 195 and 50, it do that, and when I hit print, the extruder moves amost to the middle, and just stops.

[Landin81]

So after a few hours of testing I think I got it.

In the temperature-section of the FFF the temperature identifier was set to the wrong one on both extruder and bed. So when I started a print, s3d was waiting to get temperatures back from the printer to start the print, but there was no temps sended back to s3d. Now I can see the temps in the machine controllpanel, that I could not do before.

now I just have to figure out If my scripts will send the extruder back to home position, all temps turned off and fan off when the prints are finished.

Im printing a small item now to see if I got it correct.

Just love the s3d! Great work with it!

EDIT: Still have alot of communication problems. But everytime I can reinstall the Arduino DUE drivers and it works for a while.

Im now running a testbuild.


EDIT: Ok, so now my printer is up and running. There was a conflict between two USB to serial protocols on the computer due to some other arduino projects. Reinstalled windows and the problem was gone.