Rostock301 boots but no movement
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:00 pm
Hello.
I completed my 301, and it seems fine mechanically.
The Electronics have, unfortunately, a problem.
1.0 The Control Board:
Upon connection with Repetier, the Control Board sends its Boot-up message perfectly ("FIRMWARE_NAME:V1.0.02 PROTOCOL_VERSION:V1.0 MACHINE_TYPE:Rostock301 EXTRUDER_COUNT:3 UUID:").
After that message, the board seems to hang. No Repeiter commands are acknowledged by the Control board.
2.0 The Display:
When I first powered up the printer, the display was clear and bright, but only displayed 2 lines of black squares. Turning the control, or pressing reset on the panel had no effect -nothing changed.
After the printer had been on for about 15 minutes, the display went completely dark, and has never lit up again.
What I have found out so far:
1. The power supply is good. I have measured the voltage on the Control board (12volts is coming in from the power supply).
I have 5 volts on the Control board, and the LEDs on the control board light up for 5v, 3.3v, VDC, and Vbed. All good.
2. Communication between my computer and the Control board is good. Upon boot-up, the firmware version is printed on Repetier, and the Control board communication LEDs light up when the boot-up message is sent. All good
3. Disconnecting the Display from the Control board does not change the situation.
4. There is no current going to the XYZ stepper motors -they move freely. The fans for cooling the Control board and the Print head are always on.
What I have done:
I have loaded the correct FTDI USB drivers. I am using an Apple computer running Sierra (10.12.2), this is the same computer that I use for the 3d printer (Printerbot) which I have used for 2 years now.
I have configured Repieter for the delta configuration printer as shown in the Users Manual.
Thanking you in advance for your help,
-Karl
I completed my 301, and it seems fine mechanically.
The Electronics have, unfortunately, a problem.
1.0 The Control Board:
Upon connection with Repetier, the Control Board sends its Boot-up message perfectly ("FIRMWARE_NAME:V1.0.02 PROTOCOL_VERSION:V1.0 MACHINE_TYPE:Rostock301 EXTRUDER_COUNT:3 UUID:").
After that message, the board seems to hang. No Repeiter commands are acknowledged by the Control board.
2.0 The Display:
When I first powered up the printer, the display was clear and bright, but only displayed 2 lines of black squares. Turning the control, or pressing reset on the panel had no effect -nothing changed.
After the printer had been on for about 15 minutes, the display went completely dark, and has never lit up again.
What I have found out so far:
1. The power supply is good. I have measured the voltage on the Control board (12volts is coming in from the power supply).
I have 5 volts on the Control board, and the LEDs on the control board light up for 5v, 3.3v, VDC, and Vbed. All good.
2. Communication between my computer and the Control board is good. Upon boot-up, the firmware version is printed on Repetier, and the Control board communication LEDs light up when the boot-up message is sent. All good
3. Disconnecting the Display from the Control board does not change the situation.
4. There is no current going to the XYZ stepper motors -they move freely. The fans for cooling the Control board and the Print head are always on.
What I have done:
I have loaded the correct FTDI USB drivers. I am using an Apple computer running Sierra (10.12.2), this is the same computer that I use for the 3d printer (Printerbot) which I have used for 2 years now.
I have configured Repieter for the delta configuration printer as shown in the Users Manual.
Thanking you in advance for your help,
-Karl