Prusa I3 Help

RPearce

Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:13PM

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Ok, i bought a Prusa I3, and frankly its driving me nuts, can someone please explain to me how to get this thing to run? i hooked it to the computer and nothing popped up, i downloaded arduino 1.0.6 and it contained nothing, im so lost... please help me..... its built, its hooked to the computer, now what?

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3dkarma

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:16PM

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Have you loaded the firmware onto it yet?

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davy999

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:17PM

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When you connected up, did you set the baud rate correctly to 115200 and loaded in the drivers as per the instructions?
You also have to see what COM Port the USB has been assigned and put that into the software?

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:20PM

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Looks like a FolgerTech Prusa i3...just like mine smiling smiley

You'll need to install Marlin on your Arduino, then set it up to match your printer. Let me know how I can help!

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:22PM

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that was quick cool, no idk what firmware, thats what i mean im not sure what soft and firm ware i need, link would be amazing too, thank you guys so much

and it is a Folger tech

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:43PM

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Okay. So, you have your printer built, and the end stops installed, right?

Where are they located?

(I will modify my Marlin configuration for yours!)

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:51PM

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hope that worked my pictures are too big... and my computer doesnt say ports in the Device Manager.

oh MindRealm, can i get the model for your spool holder once we get my printer to work?

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 05:59PM

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Have you downloaded the Arduino IDE yet? If not, please do so now, by clicking HERE and selecting your operating system. Once installed, I can walk you through connecting to your Arduino, then I'll send you the pre-configured Marlin to control the RAMPS board...

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:01PM

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yah i have that downloaded and ready to go.

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:06PM

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Okay. What operating system are you using?

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:09PM

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win 7 64 bit

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:10PM

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If you haven't downloaded Marlin yet, please click HERE and do so now. You can unzip it anywhere, but I suggest saving somewhere you'll remember because you will be opening it a bunch...

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:11PM

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I'm also using Win7 64-bit. This will make it easier to help smiling smiley

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:12PM

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im set

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:13PM

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Okay. Does your computer recognize when you plug in the Arduino to a USB port?

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:13PM

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wanna go to face book chat? Facebook.com/Pearce.Industries msg me through there for faster chat please.

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:14PM

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no nothing happens

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:14PM

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Sure.

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:19PM

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Looks like you'll need to initiate the chat.

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:21PM

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if you go to my company page Facebook.com/Pearce.Industries you should be able to send my company a msg.

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:21PM

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...or meet me at webchat.freenode.net

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 06:34PM

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Here is the modified configuration.h

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 15, 2015 09:15PM

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this is my board, for some reason we are not getting any movement in the servos.

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mekmekmek

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 06:02AM

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try m114 to check endstops status its S + - on the foto looks like you pluged + - S in (just from the collors)

and power out is ext fan bed (for motheboard 33) so you have plugt in a fan and a bed

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 01:21PM

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i have to do something in my Gcode because my fan is wired somewhere else, i think its 33, it says my Y axis MIN is triggered, and when i touch any of my end stops it kill the board, and i have to replug it in so i can get it to work again but im still getting nothing out of my Servos, what do you mean by S + - vs + - S? is S = to a Remote wire? are boards at least right?

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MindRealm

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 01:27PM

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The photos show your endstops are plugged into the RAMPS board backwards. The red wire needs to be towards the RAMPS reset button. When installed backwards, as yours are, the end stops are connecting the 5 volt bus to ground, shorting it and momentarily killing the Aruduino 5 volts. Simply remove the endstop plugs from the RAMPS and reinstall them with the green wire closest to the edge of the RAMPS board and the red wire closest to the reset button.

Hopefully, this will get you going. Looks like most everything else was working okay yesterday smiling smiley

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 01:33PM

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ok i got them switched, but now i cant communicate with the board, i shut everything down before i did it so idk...

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 01:40PM

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maybe i have to reload drivers, COM4 isnt working anymore and i cant get Marlin to connect to it

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 01:57PM

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... frustration level increasing... computer not reading the arduino now.... all i did was switch which way the end stops were and i did it while it was off... this machine is a headache...

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RPearce

Re: Prusa I3 Help
January 16, 2015 02:00PM

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discovered loose power wire...

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