Questions tagged [endstop]
Switch used to let the controller know the printer has reached the end of its travel in the home direction. Also known as a limit switch.
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Problem setting home and getting Ender 3 basic geometry dialed in
I have the following hardware configuration:
Ender 3 Pro
SKR E3 Turbo
Ender Extender 400XL
BLTouch
BTT TFT35 E3 v3.0 (Marlin/LCD and BTT/BLTouch configured)
Dual Z steppers (per Teaching Tech, ...
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3D printer Endstop doesn't trigger in Pronterface when depressed
I am using Makerbot endstops connected to a RAMPS 1.4/Arduino Mega 2560 setup. I am using Marlin firmware and Pronterface. When I send the M119 command, all six (I'...
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Issue with Z homing on Ender 3 Pro with Marlin
I've just changed the motherboard on my Ender 3 Pro with a MKS GEN_L v1.0 and flashed the latest Marlin version on it.
I've calibrated my bed manually using the default XY and Z auto home commands on ...
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Ender 3 - X Axis Cannot Reach True Home
After a year of printing smaller models, I finally went to print something that would take up most of the build plate from left to right and realized that my nozzle cannot reach "true" X ...
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Ender 3, why only 3 limit switches?
Why does the Ender 3 only have 3 limit switches instead of 6?
How does it handle crashes on other sides?
Is it worth adding them with a new mainboard?
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How to set Home Offsets and Manual Home definitions in Marlin correctly? [duplicate]
I am using an Ender 3 and I have just upgraded to the Hero Me Gen 5 fan duct adapter. This has shifted the nozzle position. I also flashed some new Marlin 2 firmware and in the Hero Me manual it says ...
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Y-min stay triggered
I have a FLSUN i3 220x220x240 with:
an 2004 LCD (RepRap Discount Smart Controller)
an MKS-gen-L-v1.0 printer board running Marlin firmware 2.0.5.x
3D touch sensor,
a filament runout sensor.
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BigTreeTech mini e3 V1.2 endstop installation
I recently purchased a BigTreeTech mini e3 V1.2 controller for my custom built 3D printer (as opposed to an pre-purchased ender 3). In doing so, I ran into the problem that the endstops I have been ...
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How do the MAX endstops work?
I’m building my new 3D printer and I have a doubt. I’m using limit switches on the 3 axes, but only the MIN switches. I also have another three switches which I want to use as MAX switches. How can I ...
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My DIY printer only boots when all my endstops are triggered. Why is that?
Recycling a Robin Nano board to build a 3D printer using an old computer PSU (300 W), it only boots on when I have no endstops pugged in at all or if I trigger all the ones I have plugged. At the ...
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Reprogram Marlin to assign endstop pins to arbitrary tasks [Arduino Mega]
Can someone point me out an appropriate entry code for this task in Marlin source code?
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Home E / extrude until endstop is triggered
I'm working on something that I'll share once it's done (then hope it's not a disaster and actually useful to someone).
It requires a stepper to rotate a part by a certain amount of degrees, which I ...
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Tevo tarantula Z- port burnt
I burnt the Z- port for the Z endstop. Can I use the Z+ port? I'm using Jim Brown's Marlin firmware.
Any help to change that is highly appreciated. I know nothing about code. Sorry for my ignorance. ...
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Marlin endstop hit message deciphering/real position
Similar to, but different from, Marlin, end stops, and position report - possible bug?
This is roughly the same question, but I'm trying to understand the endstops hit response from Marlin.
I'm ...
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Limit Switch problems on RAMPS 1.4 and custom built 3D Printer running Marlin 1.1.0-rc6
So I am trying to fix a custom built 3D printer for my institute and am running into a problem I can't wrap my head around.
So the limit switches for Y-axis and Z-Axis work just fine, but the X-Axis ...
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What is this part and does it have to do with my my z-position is messed up?
I recently bought my first 3d printer, a monoprice maker select v2.
After a couple of print jobs, this piece fell out.
I have no idea where it came from.
But afterwards, I notice that my Z-...
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Does moving the z-endstop upwards affect the maximum height of the printable object?
As moving the endstop upwards reduces the range of the z-axis, I was wondering whether it reduces the maximum height of the printable object, by the distance the endstop was moved. Or is this somehow (...
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TEVO Tarantula Z-Axis Lowering Too Far After Endstop Triggered
A z-axis homing issue is giving me an ulcer. I'm hoping someone can help with this.
As per usual, after the Z endstop is triggered on my TEVO Tarantula the gantry raises a bit then slowly lowers back ...
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MKS board losing power after endstop installation
I just bought an MKS gen v1.3, and everything on it works fine except for when I plug in the endstops. My X endstop works perfectly in every endstop outlet, but when I plug in my Z and Y endstops, the ...
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Z-axis endstop not functioning after Marlin Firmware installation
I've had my Monoprice Maker Ultimate for a few months and have started doing upgrades to it. My most recent change is in upgrading the firmware to a newer version of Marlin so that I can better ...
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Z-axis comes down and presses the bed while printing
I am using a Prusa i3 with Marlin Firmware.
All the components of my 3D printer working fine. I have a problem with my Z-axis, it comes down and get pressed by the bed. I have tried adjusting the ...
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Homing a stepper motor as an extruder using E0/E1 with an limit switch and end stop
Note: I have extended my question as some of you mentioned that the question is not clear.
I am using a RAMPS 1.4 board with an Arduino mega 2560. I need to drive a stepper motor as an extruder using ...
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Unable to install auto-bed levelling sensor into my Anet A8
I've been trying to install an inductive sensor for auto-bed levelling into my Anet A8 and I'm having a few issues.
I have been using the wiring diagram provided by Solid Ground Electronics in one ...
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how to level kossel's endstops?
My printer is kossel (delta 3d printer).
I have a probe far away from the nozzle (offset -x45 y17),every time I run G29, the result is unacceptable, the z distance between points is over 0.5mm, it's ...
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Is cutting the arm off the Z-axis switch a good idea?
We all know (or should!) that the repeatability of common spring-arm limit switches is crappy at best. I'm looking to build & install one of the precision height adjusters for the Z-axis limit ...
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Endstops will not trigger using Marlin Firmware
I have an old Solidoodle 2 that I bought broken from a garage sale that I am converting to use RAMPS 1.4 with Marlin Firmware. All the motors work correctly, I am just having issues getting the ...
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Connecting Sain Smart Mechanical End Stops to Ramps 1.4?
I have Sainsmart Mechanical End Stops, and I'm building a Prusa i3 Rework.
I've recently gotten the x-axis to move, but it needs to stop when it gets to the end and it does not do that; I end up ...
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Which endstops are most precise?
I have seen mechanical (micro switch), optical and magnetic(magnet + hall sensor) end stops.
Are there any differences in how exact they switch at the right location? If so which are the most ...
