Easily Connect Your 3D Printer to your PC!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2020
- Before you can run commands on your 3D printer, you first need to connect to it over USB. In this tutorial, I show you the easiest way to connect your 3D printer to your PC using Proterface. This kicks off my "10 Minute 3D Printing Tutorial" series.
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Kris, Great as usual!! I forgot you can hook directly to a PC. Have been using Octoprint for so long. I think everyone needs a direct connection to their printer and this is a good solution.
I like your new 10 minute series. Keep it up
Thank you for this vid. I was having problems getting my printer to have permissions on my COM port and it was because of Cura Slicer being opened. Your brief comment about closing other software saved me a lot of time. Bravo!!
Awesome! It's such a pain!
I really like how you present things in your videos. Great job!
Thank you!
@@kerseyfabs No matter what i do, pronter face only shows COM1, not COM4 so it will not connect.
@@SqueakyLynn311 1) Are you sure your printer isn't Com1?
2) Make sure no slicing software is open.
Many Thanks! I was having issues setting up the printer/computer connection but your video set me down the right track!
Glad it helped!
Thanks!! Everyone takes for granted that everybody knows this stuff, but many of us don't ahah now i know =D
Mate this helped me heaps. Pronterface kept crashing & all that was wront was I was using the wrong com port. Saved me a heap of time. Thank you!!!
I'm glad that fixed it for you! Cheers!
Thank you for taking the time to create this video. Great Job.
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the helpful video! Happy summer!
Clear, concise and useful. Thank you.
No problem!
Great empowering video. Particular thanks to your ability to guide the follow logical span from scratch to success. Wonderful. Thank you again.
Thank you very much for the tutorial. I learned a lot.
You are very welcome!
Great video man - well done; you are one of the best presenters that actually does each step clearly - other's videos leave out many important key elements and many give incorrect info!
Hey, I notice you added those support struts to your machine! Those did not work for me at all! Future video suggestion: explore structuring up and stabilizing the ender 5 bed! Thanks again man! Have a good one!
I really appreciate that! I try to make videos that almost anyone can follow through. I also like to cover possible issues.
I installed the struts because I was testing a theory. I have seen zero improvement or worsening of my prints. I have not found a case where my bed needed stabilizing. I was trying.
Great work through
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
Asger - How have you been??
thx , too many tutorials asume you hace the correct driver . you help me a lot :D
Glad to help!
Thank you for mentioning cura
Thank You so much this was the right video!!!
You're welcome! I'm glad it helped.
Thank you this was very helpful
You're welcome!
Thanks, very helpful.
You're welcome!
Hi, just discovered your channel. Thanks for your video, I like how you detail while keeping it easy to understand. Not everyone is able to be concise while being comprehensive. Just a basic question if you don't mind : is it possible to modify and save the E0 max temp setting via Pronterface to the EEPROM instead of going thru the hassle of compiling new firmware, Visual Studio, Arduino IE and the likes? I have 4.2.7 (32 bit) board on my Creality, bootloader is already included. I don't feel comfortable with altering G-codes and flashing process. Thanks very much in advance!
Thank you so much for the feedback! To answer your question, no, the max temperature is generally considered a safety feature and is not configurable via g-code. You will have to recompile to go over the default maximum. The manufacturers usually set that based on the hardware they ship with and you would need hardware modifications to go hotter (i.e. all-metal hotend).
Thank you for that, Excellent tutorial, very easy to follow and working perfectly. I was wondering though if thermal runaway protection is enabled in your firmware.
No problem and absolutely!
#define THERMAL_PROTECTION_HOTENDS // Enable thermal protection for all extruders
#define THERMAL_PROTECTION_BED // Enable thermal protection for the heated bed
@@kerseyfabs Fantastic, thanks for the quick reply. Can't wait to see what you're cooking up next for us.
I think a video on setting up the ABL correctly would be very welcome as I came across so many people who were having problems, they set it up ok but when they printed after a power cycle the nozzle crashed into the bed and possibly indicating the z offset had not saved, some people said that homing the Z had a secondary function of saving the Z offset to EPROM, I asked Comgrow how to save the Z offset and they told me to "Print the repair file" they did not tell me where this file was located and I could not find this on the included SD card.
I just found your channel and it's so helpful! Can I ask where/how you got the pattern for the Tarn mask?
Thank you! I created it using as many sources as I could find from the comics. I always wanted to make the rest of the helmet as well. I have never released the files. Send me an email: kris@kerseyfabrications.com
Great video! Helped me out a ton!
Awesome, thank you! Glad it helped!
Killer dude Thanks
Sadly, this doesn't work with my EasyThreed X1 printer. I installed the included drivers but Pronterface does not connect. But thank you for the elaborate explanation, when I get my Ender 3 V2 it will be very helpful!
thankyou
Well made video. I wish you had started a print job though. It looks like that may be a slow process though because of PF slicing the gcode. Can that be turned off?
I really don't recommend printing from the PC. There are too many things that can go wrong. Mainly Windows has a habit of going to sleep or rebooting during a print. I only use the console part, I don't know if you can turn off the other parts.
thank you cura was the problem:)
Glad it helped!
hi sorry to bother you but what USB drivers does an ender 3 pro actually use , i downloaded the FTDI usb drivers but dont know how to install them, plus i cant find the com port its sapposed to use because it cant read what is there i keep getting a code 10 it knows its there but cant communicate with. any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks for your time.
nice video, can this method be used to change the maxim printing temperature of the printer after upgrading the hot end?
Not usually. That's normally hard-coded into Marlin at compile time as a safety feature.
Do u experiance with disconnected when u turn on any other applience like fan or lamp?
thank you for a good video. I have a problem (actually more - but one at a time :) )
My pc can not see my ender 5 + and i guess it is the drivers. in the readme file in the drivers you link to, win 10 is not mentioned, and my question is - Does the driver work with win 10?
It works fine on my computer but I don't remember if I even had to install the driver or if it just worked. Are you seeing anything pop up under Device Manager? It should be there with no driver or an error if it's not working but it's detected.
So how do I get the printer to save a Z offset as a default? I don't have a BLTouch or any other kind of auto bed leveling, but I have measured the bed with a 0.2mm feeler gauge but not matter what I do the Z offset when I start a print IS NOT 0.2mm like I keep trying to set it either in Cura or saving the Z offset on the printer.
Kris, I have just bought an Ender 5 Plus and have just received replacement leadscrews and smooth rods for ones that came with the printer bent like snakes, during my investigations I came across loads of people whose nozzle crashed into the bed while setting up ABL, from what I can gather the Z offset is not saving to the EPROM automatically and I think the Z Home button can be used to save this setting to the EPROM before using ABL in a print.
Am I correct in my thinking?
I don't think that does what you think that does. If you can, follow my Ender 5 Plus videos or I'll create a stand-alone but that will take some time.
You can do a 10 min on those battery op leveling sticks that light up an led to help level your printer.
Didn't the CHEP channel invent those and have videos on those?
Great overview! thank you for this. I do have another question though. How would I connect and send gcode to the printer without using a 3rd party software? For instance, say I am a "master at gcode" and just want to send commands through the terminal of presliced models, how would i do this after connecting my computer to the printer?
Thanks! You'll need some sort of terminal software. The simplest for Windows would be a utility like Putty. I also have a video on Pronterface which is heavier than Putty.
You can also connect a Raspberry Pi to your printer using OctoPi.
@@kerseyfabs thank you for the reply. Those are 3rd party. I’ll rephrase my question. I very familiar with the terminal and not so familiar with interfacing with a 3d printer and would like to send commands to my printer at the lowest level possible (I.e. sending commands through the terminal in Linux). Are you familiar with how these 3rd party softwares interface directly with the printer? For example, how pronter allows you to send commands in what looks like a chat window directly to the printer.
Alright, so low level. From a low-level perspective, the printer is just providing a serial terminal. From a programming perspective, you would have to open a serial terminal at the right speed and settings and then send a receive commands using standard text IO. Various languages make this possible. From a scripting perspective, it would be relatively easy to do this with Python. I've coded serial communications in C.
@@kerseyfabs I think I have come to the same conclusion. Thank you for your quick replies and help.
Would this work on y iMac? seem to have had a problem with a com port on my Mac? Also Kris can't I do the esteps using Raspberry Pi and Octoprint sending some M command?
I'm not sure if Pronterface has a Mac port but there are plenty of other terminal programs you can use for the same purpose. You absolutely can do this with Octoprint.
@@kerseyfabs Fantastic! Thank you. that's what I"ll do then as I needOctoprint for a camera as well.
Nice video, but aside from making infrequent firmware/settings changes, I don't really understand the value of using pronterface. It sounds to me like it's more of a speedbump than anything, or is there something I am just missing?
On certain printers the only way to make certain changes (such as steps/mm) is through the console interface. It gives you a lot more control and gives you an easy way to check settings with command like M503.
Ender 3 Pro 4.2.7 mobo bl touch3.1 F1st Layer firmware, Is there any way (with Pronterface) to make the print pattern offset in one direction when it prints the bed leveling test pattern. Now when it prints the test pattern it is 5mm from the left of the edge of the bed and 15mm from the right edge, i think i just need to adjust it to the right 5mm, but I think that is a firmware thing. Am I right?
Thank you for this video.
I have a Ender-3 S1 PRO.
I have connected it with an usb cable.
I try to use Pronterface, but when connecting, I obtain an error :
Connecting...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "printrun\pronterface.pyc", line 1053, in connect
File "printrun\pronsole.pyc", line 720, in connect_to_printer
File "printrun\printcore.pyc", line 46, in inner
File "printrun\printcore.pyc", line 208, in connect
File "encodings\utf_8.pyc", line 16, in decode
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xe8 in position 39: invalid continuation byte
Have you an idea to correct?
Thank you,
Richard Huméry
got the drivers installed and pronterface. baud set 115200 tried all the com ports 1 to 4. It's an early 2008 (old) MBP. won't connect getting error messages. (Errno 2)
The Ender5+ documentation and other forum discussions mention not to connect the printer to the computer directly b/c any time the computer does something, like screen saver or sleep, it will stop the printing process. Does using your solution here, checking/verifying the com port, etc. prevent this?
If we select the correct COM, Baud, etc., can we use the computer in parallel while the printer is printing? I don't know much about the inner workings of the computer, tho good to know, but it seems ancient thinking to be unable to simply hook up the computer to a 3D printer directly and use it like any of my paper printers. Is this due to a lack of memory in the printers and they must use the memory in the computer?
You mention installing the drivers for the printer. I have not done that as yet. Is this like "add printer" in the devices icon in Win10?
Good video. Thank you very much.
So there are two main ways you can print to a 3D printer. 1) The printer can print directly from an SD card (local storage) that is in the printer to read the file. This is extremely reliable because then the printer is autonomous and can read the file until complete. 2) You can feed commands (G-code) to the printer over USB from a PC or, in a similar fashion, a Raspberry Pi. If you feed it from a PC, you are subject to the computer's schedule. What happens if the computer auto-updates and reboots? What happens if the computer decides its idle and goes to sleep?
Unlike a paper printer which sends the file and it completes printing in seconds, 3D prints can take days sometimes. This means the PC also has to be uninterrupted for the entire time if you're printing directly. You can use an add-on device such as a Raspberry Pi with OctoPi installed for similar functionality of a paper printer where you can send the file over the network and then the printer will go until complete.
I hope this helps clear things up.
@@kerseyfabs
Very reasonable and thank you.
I really have no problem with the SD card option. I would like to do my creative work on a separate computer and then save to the SD. The E5+ has a large bed so I cannot use a generic Ender printer driver. The documentation I got from Ender (youtube) is in written Chinese with some English subtitles and no spoken English.
Is adding a 3D print driver like a new paper printer where I use "Add Printer" so I can access the functionality of the printer for my Word Document or is there some other process to add a printer driver to a separate computer for designing the objects? TYA
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Hi, so I have a problem regarding the connection between my printer and pronterface. When I plug my computer in to the printer, my computer knows it’s connected(I checked through device manager) and I also know I have the right drivers installed. Even with all this, pronterface doesn’t give me the option to choose a COM port, the only option it has is ‘none’ and no matter what I do I just can’t seem to get the two devices to connect. I double checked that I didn’t have cura open and the only other reason I could think of as to why they aren’t connecting is that I might be using a usb cable specifically made for charging, and not data sharing. Anyway I just wanted to see if you could help me at all, but regardless you did a great job with the video and it was crystal clear to follow the instructions. Good job, keep it up.
i ran into the same problem. My guess is that it is indeed your cable, i bought a new one and it worked as intended. My old cable should have been ok but it just would not connect, guess it was maybe to old or whatever.
What about the 5V from the usb, does the feeding cause any issues short/long term?
You mean the extra power coming from the USB port? It doesn't damage any of the boards I've ever seen. It will power most of them though if left plugged in after you power down the printer. This is important if you turn off your printer and can't figure out why the display is still on.
Hi and thank you for sharing. I am trying to connect my printer to my computer any not having any luck. I made sure i had all my software programs closed LIKE REPETIER and slic3r. I then went to ftdi chip website and downloaded the FTDI device driver. It went through the installation wizard but when I go into computer Managment and check device driver, it still show’s no device driver. After i install the frdi driver, to i then have to add it somewhere somehow? I have a tronxy p802e 3d printer running merlin reprap firmware. The 3d printer also came with an SD card with a file called software and in that is a zip filed called ftdi driver. I extracted the files but cannot figure out if any driver was installed. I tried to go into device management/drivers and right click on the 3d printer device and selected update driver. Tried to browse comp using the 2 files above and get error. Also tried auto update. Says driver up to date. Its the mezzi 2.0 version 6 mother board and the usb serial chip does say Eftdi on it. Can anyone help here ?
Is it possible to update firmware using the video instructions you provided here? I have an Artillery Genius.
Most firmware upgrades on older 8-bit board are done over USB using Cura or Arduino IDE. Most firmware updates for 32-bit boards are performed using an SD card.
i have a ender 3 pro and new at 3d printing i found a usb cable that i used to charge my bb8 is that going to work or is there a special cable
You need to make sure it has the data lines connected. A lot of charging only cables have those left out. You may need to pick up one you know has data if you have problems.
@@kerseyfabs ty were would i find one or how would i find that on ebay or local
i have the fdic drivers from the sd card but my pc cant find the port when i go t update the driver
thanks for the video ... it's really useful ... the only thing is that when i connect the usb to the printer (ender 3 pro) the screen lights up slightly, even when the printer is off ... i think something will explode, is it normal?
Lol should be fine but did it explode 😂😂😂
Hi, could you tell me if there any advantage compared to octoprint?
Thanks
This allows you direct commands to your printer while connected via a USB cable. It primarily useful for settings and running tests. I don't recommend it for prints because computers are notorious for sleeping/rebooting/crashing when you least expect it.
OctoPrint is a dedicated Raspberry Pi (normally) that sits there, connected to your printer, and awaits commands, controls prints, and allows for monitoring of the process. OctoPrint can be always on and always available without tying up a multi-use system.
@@kerseyfabs thanks a lot for your fast and detailled answer. So, there is no benefits for me to use it instead of my octoprint system... Thanks
I am trying to open Printrun app, and my windows 7 wants to know what I should open it with I tried a bunch of different options I wa given (Adobe Actobat Reader, and hl2. I am still having now luck, what did you open yours with?
It's just an application. It shouldn't require any special program to open. Which file are you trying to run?
Any ideas why pronterface wouldn’t connent to Ender 5 Plus? I downloaded drivers also, and extracted them. I also followed the video for connecting. Thanks
Have you made sure to close all of your slicing software such as Cura? Can you see the device created in Device Manager?
@@kerseyfabs I’ll look again to make sure. The printer doesn’t show up in the device manager either. I’ll check it in the morning. Thanks.
Can you make a video about calibrating stepper motors on firmware? My E5P extrudes 9,13mm when it was suposed to extrude 10mm and i dont know how to tune it
I'm on it. That's the next video in this series.
@@kerseyfabs The problem im facing now is that if i calibrate it to print precise wall width i have under extrusion. I Calculated i had to set the multiplier to 1,07 (i remade the measuring and it is not 1,09 as in this case i posted) to compensate the filament extrusion, But to have the wall thickness equal to the one i feed the slicer, i have to use 0,85. A huge difference.
The filament width is properly set.
Only changes i made in the printer so far is A capricorn Bowlden and a 0,6mm nozzle
When I plug my printer in with device manager opened, it shows the printer in other devices, and not the COM & LPT drop down. Under other decices it says USB serial with a yellow exclamation triangle. Basically wont show up under COM ports.
You'll need to install the drivers. You will usually find them on the SD card or on their website.
@@kerseyfabs i installed the drivers that came with with it's exe but my printer isnt showing up anywhere in device manager, so i cant even install them manually. what can i do?
@@Special-5323 Which printer is it? Does it even show up as an unknown device?
@@kerseyfabs thank you for replying, its an ender 5 pro, it did not. i however found out it was a dodgy cable, now it shows up. ive installed drivers but pc will simply not connect to the printer no matter what i seem to do or what software i use, just says "access denied"
I see you are using the pre built binaries which look to be a few years old. Is it worth it to pull the latest from GitHub and deal with that?
Sorry for missing this one. I don't see any reason to go through the trouble. There appear to be only a few updates in the past few years.
hey i love the videos but i cant understand my printer egeloo 3 pro does not have a usb hook up
Thanks! Does it not even have a port?!?
I wish you had done the Pronterface connection step by step. I can't get it to connect using all the same screens. Creality 200B. I get USB Serial but not beyond that. Never finds the drive, even when I take it to the factory SD card to search.
Have you installed the drivers for the printer? Those can usually be found on the SD card.
Hi i cant find the drivers for my cr10 max 1.70 bl not even on their website plug cable in can make the connection and shows non as a port com no options can you help thanks David NZ
See if this page helps from TH3D: support.th3dstudio.com/hc/downloads/drivers/creality-printer-drivers-ft232r-chip-most-models/
Great thanks did get it to talk to the printer via the cable and pronterface
my computer has no ports part. How to go further with that?
Hi i reset the z height using a series of m codes on pronterface as per a vid now the printer does it 16 point check and just before the print stops and the progress bar works across like its printing but the print head doesn't move. I have a sd card inserted but its not doing anything, Is there a code i need to put into the main board for it to read off the factory slot ? not a connected laptop
No, nothing you do on the console should affect the ability to print off of SD. When having SD issues, always try reslicing the file in case it got corrupt and try a different SD card.
@@kerseyfabs Hi found the issue did a sd card format and re did the file worked fine thanks for your reply.
installed sn skr mini in my e5+, running on your firmware branch and can't seem to get pronterface running on whatever baudrate.
says the printer is online, don't get any info about the printer in console... whatever command i try to give or button i end up pushing seems to send the printer in some error.
Any suggestions?
That's really not enough to go on. I know the code has been tested in the past. The only thing I can say to check is make sure the USB cable is good for data transfer.
@@kerseyfabs well apparently it needs the power on to do anything except get status messages 🤦♂️ whereas my 10s pro and e3 didn't budge when the power was enabled.
Sorted and tuned now, sadly didn't do much for the uneven outer walls so the search continues.
Thanks for the reply anyways, do you have any recommendations for a decent hotend + shroud upgrade for the 5+ and 10s pro?
I tried the hero me, it didn't align decently and the design is ridiculously unpractical. Need to take off the whole gantry plate for simple maintenance, screws together in the most illogical places too.
Looking into the ddx ecosystem but info is rather scarce, any thoughts on that?
Interesting video, though I was torpedoed by a lack of drivers.
I have an Ender 5 updated with the silent mainboard 4.2.7 with BLTouch and filament runout running with the firmware of Creality. So far so good.
After having a broken wire at the element of the hotend I changed the element. The temperature is badly swinging now 5 degrees up and down. Tried to connect Pronterface on my iMac OS11.0.1 with the printer with USB to do PID tuning and I only get: 'Could not connect to /dev/tty.usbserial-1460 at baudrate 115200: Serial error: [Errno 16] could not open port /dev/tty.usbserial-1460: [Errno 16] Resource busy: ‘/dev/tty.usbserial-1460'.'
What is happening? Is PID tuning not possible with the Firmware for the silent mainboard or?
Do you have any other software running that may be grabbing that serial port? Most slicers will try to grab it even if you don't tell them to.
FYI I have an ender 3 pro with all the accessories you do accept for the filament runout and I tried the creality firmware for about a week, then I changed the firmware to f1st layer which has TONS more features programmed into the firmware than creality and its been updated recently unlike creality. And I did PID tuning within my printer no pc required, also esteps.
Ender 5 Pro connected to my PC with Pronterface online but gui controls only make the printer have humming sound and the LCD "blues out". Running Marlin v1.1.1 2020-04-25
It sounds like there's some sort of short, possibly from the USB. Check the cable. If that's not it, I'd be cautious but I can't debug it from here. Sorry.
Hopefully you read comments on really old videos, but I recently received an easythreed k7 (it was free, don't judge me) and I cannot for the life of me get it to connect to any of my computers. The computer recognizes that something is plugged in, but it won't connect to any of the software.
Do you see a new com/serial port under your device manager?
could use some help here....
ponterface can see my printer, but every time i press connect it says
Got rubbish reply from COM4 at baudrate 38400:
Maybe a bad baudrate?
even if i change the baudrate, it stil says the same
That baudrate is most likely not right. Try 115,200 or 57,600 and see if it works.
What does the serial port look like on the ender 3 motherboard
USB
When I connect ET5X the firmware and settings don't come up, it just says connecting.....printer is online
Ender 5..new skr e3v3 and screen.. z is opposite when moving manually.. bl touch wont level..goes wrong way .. how do i correct this..im lost.. helpppp
Have you installed a new firmware? I have firmware available on my Facebook page.
Would you please expand on how to install the driver? My ender 3 v2 was not found and I'm struggling to figure out how to install the driver.
Does it show up at all in the device manager?
@@kerseyfabs Nope, but through some searching I was able to find and install the correct driver. It was a pain in the butt.
@@coreyfugate8770 if you know the driver to install still could you help. if not its okay.
Where do I get a usb cable for an Ender 3 Pro????
It should have come with one. If not, you can order a USB data cable that fits that printer.
I'm trying to connect to a Mingda D3 pro 3d printer. And the device descriptor is failing...
Have you seen if the printer came with a driver to correctly connect?
Can we make a timelapse with this method ?
Not that I can think of. You need something like OctoPrint to control that.
Can i udate firmware through this because i cant get it to work through sd cards
I don't think this can update the firmware on any printer. Which printer/board are you trying to update?
Mine printer is stuck on "connecting" I have closed all programs (such as slicer) and selected the same baudrate as in my conif file. Do you know what is wrong?
Unfortunately this is hard for me to debug in comments. Did you verify that the port shows up when you plug it in in the Device Manager?
@@kerseyfabs Yes I did. However, I figured it out. In Marlin both ports needs to be activated. It was not one answer on google that told so
@@MrAnthemboy I'm glad you sorted it out. That is true for all 32-bit boards that I'm aware of.
leaning a new code is putting me off using 3 d printers why dont just turn them into icons and have a toolbar like Microsoft word find this difficult to get my head around
While these may one day be counter-top appliances, today they're still for hobbyists and DIYers. The machines take time to learn to use and so does the slicing software. Technically, you don't need to learn gcode but it helps.
I’m having problems trying to save my E value i got to try and enter M500 and i get echo:No EEPROM.
What do i need to do
Some printers do not have an onboard EEPROM. You may have to have the SD card in for it to save to. If that doesn't work, you'll have to add your change to the start GCODE so it's setup on each print.
@@kerseyfabs yeah Ive got a boot loader coming, I’m gonna flash it
@@kerseyfabs I should have listened to my gut and bought the v2
I need connect EZT T1 delta
I don't find driver in pc
It's not the same driver you use
It may be a different driver for sure. It's not the same board. If you need it, here's a zip of my original USB driver for that machine: drive.google.com/file/d/1eIaf-WbPTeLA7WTEq6irBP0KLFe-NxDt/view?usp=sharing
@@kerseyfabs okey
Thank you very much for your help me
I have a creative ender 6 and there is no way to get connection with Pronterface
can anyone help me?
many thanks,
There is a USB connector on the board, you need to run it out. I'll be showing this in a future video.
my laptop windos 10 asus dosent finde the printer
Anyone know the USB Cable type being used?
That depends on the printer. Micro USB, Mini USB, and USB Type B are all common. And now some printers are USB-C.
@@kerseyfabs Thanks
Has pronterface not been updated since 2017? I have a newer mac and it will not install
No it hasn't. It looks like this is a known issue. I'd have to look for alternatives.
I have to update the driver manually but if i select the folder from the desktop it doesn't find the driver.
It's possible you don't have the right driver for the board then. If you didn't get it direct from the manufacturer, check with them or on your SD card that came with the printer.
The Creality printers so sure can't be installed, I only have so many other USB serial devices and no driver going up. I don't think your method works at 64-bit win 10.
That would be weird since he is using Windows 10 in the video.
Yeah, it's definitely 64 bit Windows 10. The drivers usually come on the drive that comes with the printer.
It works for me, I tried just now, CR10 S5 and W10, 64 bit. The driver took quite long to install (maybe because laptop is a little obsolete). First when I connected USB cable, the display on printer turned on, but it didnt communicate. I had to manually turn on printer and then it worked.
i did this with my ender 5 plus, i was using pronterface fine, then all of a sudden my printers screen shut off and now it wont connect to my computer at all, can anyone help? i cant find a solution anywhere.
Can I turn off my computer after starting a print ?
If you're printing from the SD card, yes. Otherwise, no.
@@kerseyfabs well shit lol thanks
I have the drivers installed, tried every baud rate, Ender 5 plus will not connect
Make sure that you have no other apps open that may capture the printer. For example, other slicers must be closed. Also make sure you run Pronterface in Administrator mode.
@@kerseyfabs I was able to get it connected. Now I am having a heck of a time trying to flash Marlin. I watched your video about firmware flashing, but that was only for Creality firmware, which I was able to reproduce
Which version of Marlin on which board? Which editor/compiler are you using?
@@kerseyfabs any version of Marlin I suppose, on the factory board. I tried the teaching tech method using Marlin auto build, but it gave me an error once I tried to build it. I am very new to this
please sent me 3d printer details in pdf file sir
How fast or slow is the connection over usb?
It acts as a serial communication. So slow/fast is relative. The "normal" speed of most printers is 115,200 bits per second.
@@kerseyfabs oh okay thank you so much and love your videos. Because of you I'm getting my first ender 5 plus
All the best with your new machine.
@@kerseyfabs thanks. What mods do you recommend for an ender 5 plus?
Where can I get Pronter Face?
Did you check the description? I usually put all of the links there.
I looked for it online and it says it's no longer available.
See if this helps: www.pronterface.com/
My printer exceeds the printing area on X-axis far right.. Please how can i fix it?
Which printer and what do you mean it exceeds it? It tries to go past the limits of the printer while printing?
@@kerseyfabs , I have G-max 2 , Yes sure it exceeds the limits of the printer with crushing sound at X-Axis ends on right..
Since your firmware isn't enforcing the limits, you need to set them correctly in your slicer. Otherwise, there's nothing to stop it without custom firmware.
@@kerseyfabs I think I should use marlin 1.1.x what's your opinion Please?
And if its custom, can we reach agreement to edit marlin for me ?
I can collect my self for some little PayPal..
I will appreciate your effort..
@@kerseyfabs Hello here are we still together?
Any updates on software, are you still using this?
I would love to do a follow-up video once I have some time. To answer your question directly, I use Putty under Windows or Minicom under Linux for my day to day terminal. I hope this helps.
@@kerseyfabs that's great, I haven't seen any of them when I just done a quick Google search. A lot of older threads popped up saying that a pc might add extra issues to do with print failure etc. So was thinking just using a dedicated pi with octapi. I've only got one printer so I might just stick to putting the SD card in it. Thank you
@@ifell3 Wait, are you saying to print from the PC?
@@kerseyfabs that's what I was looking to do yes. Well originally WiFi.
Yeah, no one recommends printing from a PC. It's too error prone and printing from SD or OctoPrint is very reliable.
And if windows fail to install drivers what do we do? No matter what folder I point to my windows says it can't find suitable drivers. All tutorials skip this possible problem like it never happens.
Well, unfortunately, we can't test all of the printers to know which drivers they all use and what issues you may encounter. In fact, most printers don't even need additional drivers with Windows 10. Which printer are you working with? Did it come with drivers on the SD card?
@@kerseyfabs
Yes it did but all 15 of them failed to install in all ways possible, however searching drivers with Windows Update and clicking on additional updates I have found some USB Serial drivers with a domain ending in .cn so I thought those might be the ones and they were.
**In Win Update in description of the drivers had some text with a domain ending in .cn - just to make it clear for others.
What about when it doesnt connect??
That probably means you don't have the right driver installed. Depending on your printer, I hope it would have been included.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I NORMALLY DONT COMMENT BUT I BEEN GOING CRAZY MY NEPTUNE 2 WASN'T CONNECTING NO MATTER WHAT PORT I USED DIDN'T KNOW COULDN'T HAVE CURA OPEN COMPLETE NEWBIE LOL
Awesome! Glad I could help!
As soon as I try to set home on my printer I get error 0 and other stuff
Unfortunately, that's not a lot of information to go on. Do you have more details?
@@kerseyfabs
It's ok I've done it now it was because I did not set temperature in the program.
I have an Artillery Sidewinder X1 V4 and this video was useless. Pronterface doesn't recognize my printer and there aren't any drivers on their site.
Great for a FDM, not too helpful for resin printers. Bummer.
Resin printers work completely different and don't have G-code. You won't be debugging a resin printer this way.